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Markets, industries & categories · Working

Market structure

Also called: industry structure

ELI5

How competition and power are arranged in a market.

Used in conversation

“Market structure explains why margins differ across segments.”

Definition

The number, size and relationship of firms, buyers and barriers in a market.

Here “Market structure” means: The number, size and relationship of firms, buyers and barriers in a market.

Pitch context

You will see “Market structure” in strategy decks, market analyses, business plans and planning workshops when the discussion reaches markets, industries & categories.

Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret markets, industries & categories without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.

Sources & evidence · 5

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.