Meituan, JD, and Taobao Collaborate: Call to Resist "Vicious Competition"! Promote Rational Consumption and Reduce Waste

Meituan's official WeChat account published a post today stating that the recent subsidies of food delivery platforms have garnered intense social attention. Meituan is highly vigilant about this issue, committed to regulating promotional behaviors, eliminating unfair competition practices, and promoting the establishment of a fair and orderly industry order, ultimately driving sustainable development for all stakeholders. Meituan promises to take action from within and actively calls on the industry to build a healthy ecosystem, safeguarding merchants' autonomy to set prices.

Furthermore, Ele.me and Taobao Flash Sale also released a joint statement titled "Continuously Improve Services, Promote Healthy Competition, and Ignite Consumer Enthusiasm". To better facilitate the combination of physical consumption and service consumption, they will continue to upgrade technical innovations and commercial competitiveness, establishing a fair, transparent, and mutually beneficial mechanism under the guidance of relevant authorities. We promise to focus on the following four areas:

One, we will reasonably plan and issue subsidies based on consumer and merchant needs, respecting and safeguarding merchants' participation rights, choice rights, and pricing rights, while establishing a specialized inspection and governance mechanism.

Two, we will decisively resist vicious competition. We will proactively eliminate unfair competition practices, stimulating the potential of new markets and driving innovation throughout the industry. We respect market operating rules, safeguard merchants' real revenue and profit space, and refrain from massive "0-yuan purchases" or other irrational promotional activities.

Three, we will continuously improve service quality. We will provide diverse consumption scenarios, more rich product categories, and constantly upgrade the logistics network to reciprocate consumers' love and support. Our promotional activities will provide clear and concise discount information to consumers, displaying prices that are instantly redeemable.

Four, we will collaborate on promoting ecological coexistence. Around key issues such as merchant participation, product quality, and courier benefits, we have established a "listen-consult-optimize-feedback" system, with multiple sessions of consultation meetings currently being held across the country.

As the ship sails towards the era of "big consumption", merchants, couriers, and consumers are all indispensable solid forces. We will continue to work together with everyone to ensure that this ship can sail steadily and far.