market fragmentation
noun [U] ECONOMICSDefinition
› a situation in which there are many different types of customer for a particular product or service or many different companies providing a particular product or service: In some developing countries market fragmentation is widespread in the financial sector. → Compare market concentration
(Definition of market fragmentation noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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