customer base

noun

: a set of customers one can depend on
The company has a solid customer base.

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When the brand was selling $200 or $300 jeans, the potential customer base was roughly 10 million to 15 million shoppers. Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026 Black, Latino, LGBTQ+, and progressive shoppers — some of Target’s core customer base — have mounted boycotts and national protests. Tejal Patel, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026 Cramer said that upscale customer base should also make the company more resilient if inflation and higher energy prices weigh on discretionary spending. Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026 Thrifting becomes more popular At the Goodwill store on Oregon Avenue in South Philadelphia, manager Amanda Grullon says the customer base has changed significantly over the past several years. Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for customer base

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“Customer base.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/customer%20base. Accessed 10 Sep. 2026.

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