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market termination stage

Definition:
A stage of a product's life cycle (also known as the decline stage), characterized by declining sales and profits and resulting in the product's withdrawal from the market.

Cross-References:
[product life cycle (PLC) concept]

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© Westburn Publishers Ltd 2002, The Westburn Dictionary of Marketing edited by Michael J Baker, ISBN 978-0-946433-01-8. www.themarketingdictionary.com. Entry: [George Avlonitis], [1998].