Mass Market: Definition and additional resources from BNET
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Business Definition for: Mass Market

  • a market that covers substantial numbers of the population. A mass market may consist of a whole population or just a segment of that population. Mass customization of products has allowed a greater number of single products to satisfy a mass market.

Additional Resources

The Growing Natural Foods Market: Opportunities and Obstacles for Mass Market Supermarket
Seven serious obstacles hinder the success of mass-market grocery stores that try to succeed in the natural foods market. The problems facing mass-market stores trying to succeed in the natural foods market are related to the market structure for natural food, to compatibility between standard operating procedures in the mass-market...
Tags: Manufacturing, Food & Beverage, Food
White papers 2000-08-22
The Growing Natural Foods Market: Opportunities and Obstacles for Mass Market Supermarkets
Mass-market retailers feel that they face a variety of obstacles to successfully entering the natural foods market. In comparison to natural foods retailers, they are far more likely to perceive problems coordinating with suppliers, pricing products, and effectively reaching consumers. However, the paper presents findings which imply that there are...
Tags: University Of Minnesota, Retail Company, Food, Manufacturing, Retail, Food & Beverage
White papers 2000-08-22
Death of the mass market: there are no more masses, just many smaller markets that demand to be delighted.(Market View)
In the July 12 issue of Business Week the cover screams, "The Vanishing Mass Market." While I have a lot of respect for Business Week, the mass market was gone years ago. In the July 12 issue of Business Week the cover screams, "The ...
Tags: BusinessWeek, mass market
Research articles 2004-09-01
Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry Takes Off
One of the most dynamic sectors of the analytical instrument industry right now is mass spectrometry, and easily the most exciting sector of the mass spec market is time-of-flight TOF mass spectrometry. And, on top of being a market showing extremelyOne of the most dynamic sectors of...
Tags: company, Microsoft Corp.
Research articles 1997-06-30
Mass shines as no. 1 trade outlet - mass merchants' share of housewares market; Department of Labor report
Mass merchants
Tags: U.S. Department of Labor
Research articles 1997-11-03
The End of Traditional Mass Brands
To understand the difficult position of mass brands one must have a closer look at the dynamics that take place in many markets. In general, every market consists of three segments; a low, middle and high segment. This article reports that several market developments have led to a situation in...
Tags: Brand, Branding, Marketing
White papers
Paradyne modems target mass market - AT and T Paradyne KeepinTouch Card 3760 and Comsphere 3700 - Product Announcement
LARGO, FLA.--AT&T Paradyne is introducing two low-end modems that will be the company's first products to be distributed through mass market channels.
Tags: modem
Research articles 1992-08-17
SoftKey spotlights One-Stop CD shop. (SoftKey International's CD-racks found in Kmart stores)(Brief Article)
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - SoftKey International is making headway in the mass market, not just with products but with merchandising materials. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - SoftKey International is making headway in the mass market, not just with products but with merchandising materials.
Tags: CD, K Mart
Research articles 1995-05-08
Orange Launches Wildfire Into Mass-Market Orbit
LEXINGTON, Mass.--BUSINESS WIRE--July 19, 1999--
Tags: Orange PCS
Research articles 1999-07-19
Corbett a tough act to follow.(Woolworths Supermarkets' Roger Corbett to retire)(Column)
The best job in mass market retailing is about to become available. The best job in mass market retailing is about to become available.
Tags: Woolworths
Research articles 2006-03-06
Unilever's Rimmel-Chicogo is sold to Germany's Benckiser.
Unilever signed a deal with Benckiser to sell it mass-market cosmetics operation Rimmel-Chicogo. Unilever based its decision on the desire to shift its market focus from cosmetics to mass-market toiletries and on Rimmel- Chicogo's lack of world prestige. Unilever signed a deal with Benckiser to sell it mass-market cosmetics operation...
Tags: cosmetics, Unilever PLC
Research articles 1996-03-25
A slam-dunk for profits - Warner Bros. launches mass market athlete-endorsed sports items
Leveraging the name recognition and the marketing clout of Warner Bros., the WB Sport line is fast breaking into the mass market as it differentiates itself from the competition with an all-star roster of athletes, including the global icon that is Shaquille O'Neal.
Tags: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Research articles 1998-02-09
Avid and Matrox Join Forces To Bring Video Editing Solution To The Mass Market
TEWKSBURY, Mass. and MONTREAL--BUSINESS WIRE--July 1, 1998--
Tags: Avid Technology Inc., video, video editing
Research articles 1998-07-01
Mass appeal: mass-market toy retailers strategize, conceptualize and categorize in order to capitalize.(special report)
From something-for-everyone giants Wal-Mart, Kmart and Target, to the giant toy specialists Toys R Us and KB Toys, mass-market toy retailers are generating innvative product ideas and jumping market tracks to work with generalist retailers, grocery From something-for-everyone giants Wal-Mart, Kmart and Target, to...
Tags: brand, K Mart, NASCAR, retail company, Toys R Us Inc., Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
Research articles 2003-10-01
RADVision's videoconferencing appliance. (Product Review).
The mass market may or may not be ready for videoconferencing, but RADVision says it's ready for mass-market videoconferencing. The New Jersey-based vendor released what it calls the industry's first "videoconferencing appliance," a The mass market may or...
Tags: IP, ISDN, video
Research articles 2003-02-01
First Xbox games are passion play.
But mass market on Microsoft's mind REDMOND, WASH.--Microsoft brass showed off eight first-party Xbox launch titles and took the opportunity to stress the long-term mass-market potential of the upcoming system at its annual Gamestock media ev But mass...
Tags: game, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox
Research articles 2001-03-19
Pyramid Research Predicts Evolution of MVNO Market
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Market acceptance of the mobile virtual network operator MVNO is at an all time high, but according to Pyramid Research's new report, "Next-Generation MVNOs," market conditions for many aspiring mass-market MVNOs will get worse, not better. MVNOs purchase wholesale minutes from mobile operators and sell them as...
Tags: mobile, MVNO
Research articles 2004-12-02
IDC Finds Emerging Market for Graphical Content on Mobile Devices
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- Graphical content has emerged in 2004 as the fastest-growing mass market for wireless data, a new IDC study reveals. While smaller than ring tones and games in terms of revenue, the market for commercial graphical content - comprised of wallpaper, caller ID graphics, screensavers, and special use...
Tags: emerging market, International Data Corp., mobile, mobile device
Research articles 2004-11-30
Wal-Mart Paces Mass Market Retailing.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
NEW YORK -- The soon-to-be trillion-dollar mass market retailing industry remained dominated in the year 2000 by one retailer, to an extent once widely viewed as impossible. Incredibly, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. recorded some 20% of all mass retail sales NEW YORK -- The soon-to-be trillion-dollar...
Tags: industry, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
Research articles 2001-05-14
Melannco reframes; aims to go mass, shore up class.(mass market picture frames)(Company Profile)
Melannco International, an upscale supplier of photo frames and albums, has decided to market its new licensed products by Polaroid for lower prices and at mass merchants, grocery stores and drugstores. The 50 Polaroid products will be marketed on Jul 1, Melannco International, an upscale supplier of photo frames and...
Tags: Polaroid
Research articles 1995-06-12
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