Markets, industries & categories · Core
Market
Also called: commercial market
ELI5
The people or organisations who may buy and sell a kind of thing.
Used in conversation
“Define the market around customer behaviour, not the product label alone.”
Definition
A group of buyers and sellers connected by a need, offer or type of exchange.
Here “Market” means: A group of buyers and sellers connected by a need, offer or type of exchange.
Pitch context
You will see “Market” 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.
Connected terms
- IndustryA market is organised around buyers, needs and exchange; an industry groups producers or activities supplying related outputs.
Sources & evidence · 5
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- Strategyzer — Business Model Canvas resourcesSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- Strategyzer — Value Proposition Canvas resourcesSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- LEANSTACK — Lean CanvasSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division — Herfindahl-Hirschman IndexSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- U.S. Census Bureau — Business and economy dataSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16