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    Maturity

    What Maturity means in Business GCSE, as defined for AQA.

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    The product life cycle stage where sales stop rising and level off at their highest sustained level.
    AQA · The elements of the marketing mix: price, product, promotion and place (4Ps) (study guide)
    The stage during which sales growth slows and then stops, with sales peaking and then flattening.
    AQA · The elements of the marketing mix: price, product, promotion and place (4Ps) (study guide)

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