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market segment

British  

noun

  1. a part of a market identifiable as having particular customers with specific buying characteristics

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"With the successful acquisition of Naval Systems, we have entered a new market segment where we are also generating profitable growth," he said.

From Barron's May 7, 2026

AMC was absorbed into Chrysler in 1987; the establishment of SUVs as an emergent and lucrative market segment is its legacy.

From Slate Dec. 17, 2023

McDonald's has opened its first iteration of CosMc's, a retro-style restaurant idea that will offer coffee and other specialty drinks, which would operate in the same market segment as Starbucks.

From BBC Dec. 7, 2023

"Sometimes, as with ARK, it's a group of products targeting different slices of the same strategy or market" segment, he said.

From Reuters Nov. 13, 2023

"It looks like their strategy will be to serve the grocery market segment that stands between the Whole Foods and Dollar General segments," Sidone told The Northwest Indiana Times.

From Salon May 9, 2023

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