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Identify demographic factors used to define the target market.
 
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Explain the importance of competitors in assessing market conditions.
 
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Answer to Question 1

Demographic factors are among the most useful to managers as they seek toidentify their target markets. Important demographic factors include age,education, ethnicity, geography, household size, income level, occupation,race, religion, spending patterns, sexual orientation, and stage in the familylife cycle.

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Within every establishment's market area a variety of competitors will likelyseek to gain new customers. Of course, they will also try to retain theircurrent ones. The restaurant and foodservice business is competitive. In mostmarket areas, new establishments open and existing operations close. Also,the entire size of a market may expand or contract.Because this is true, the market size, the number of direct competitors, andthe resulting market share are examples of information that must becarefully monitored.




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Reply 2 on: Aug 10, 2018
Excellent


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