Discount-Driven Sales Attract Price-Sensitive Low-Loyalty Customers
Small businesses default to discounts when sales slow, which attracts price-sensitive customers unlikely to become loyal. Over-discounting trains customers to wait for sales and erodes brand value, masking deeper positioning and marketing problems.
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