Target executives believe that if they raise prices, then customers will switch to shopping at Walmart across the street. However, if they decrease their prices, then Walmart will respond by decreasing their own prices, with no customers switching from Walmart to Target. This scenario implies that:

A. both retailers are locked in destructive competition.
B. Target should decrease its prices in an effort to drive Walmart out of business.
C. Target should not have a pricing strategy
D. prices charged by both retailers will be relatively stable.