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Some market segments are referred to by acronyms and initials:

List of abbreviations for market segments

Customer segments

  • DINKY – Double income no kids
  • SOHO – Small office, home office
  • VSB – Very small business
  • SMB – Small medium business / SME – Small and medium enterprise
  • VALS – Values attitude and life-styles
  • LOHAS – Lifestyles of health and sustainability
  • LOVOS – Lifestyle of voluntary simplicity
  • OINKY - One income no kids yet
  • SAM – Segmented addressable market
  • VLE – Very large enterprise
  • Kippers – Kids in parents' pockets eroding retirement savings

Market/product segments

  • BPO – Business process outsourcing
  • Comms – Communications sector
  • DIY – Do It yourself market
  • FMCG – Fast-moving consumer goods
  • FSS – Financial services sector
  • HoReCa – Hotel, restaurant, café
  • H&LS – Health and life sciences
  • ICT – Information & communication technology
  • RPO – Recruitment process outsourcing
  • ECS - Engineering and Construction Services

References

  1. "Abbreviations and Acronyms". Eurostat. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  2. "Wat valt onder horeca? ("What is included in 'horeca'?")". CBS (Central Bureau for Statistics of The Netherlands) (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 March 2020.
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