market segment
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market segment
a part of a MARKET which has its own distinct customer profile and buyer characteristics such that, for MARKETING purposes, it can be targeted separately from other segments of the market. See MARKET SEGMENTATION, DIFFERENTIATED MARKETING STRATEGY, CONCENTRATED MARKETING STRATEGY, FOCUS, COMPETITIVE STRATEGY.Collins Dictionary of Business, 3rd ed. © 2002, 2005 C Pass, B Lowes, A Pendleton, L Chadwick, D O’Reilly and M Afferson