TY - JOUR AB - Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to present a concise status of niche marketing research and thereby provide a basis for further scholarly enhancement and insights for practitioners.Design/methodology/approach– This paper takes the form of a literature review.Findings– Reasons for why and when to pursue niche marketing, key success factors for implementing niche marketing and the potential problem areas are identified. Avenues for advancing knowledge about niche marketing are discussed.Research limitations/implications– Practitioners benefit from this comprehensive review of findings and insights from previous research. Scholars benefit from this review, as it summarizes and identifies key areas for future niche marketing research.Originality/value– There has be no known scholarly article assessing the status of niche marketing research since Dalgic and Leeuw's seminal work. VL - 31 IS - 3 SN - 0263-4503 DO - 10.1108/02634501311324618 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/02634501311324618 AU - Toften Kjell AU - Hammervoll Trond PY - 2013 Y1 - 2013/01/01 TI - Niche marketing research: status and challenges T2 - Marketing Intelligence & Planning PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 272 EP - 285 Y2 - 2024/04/20 ER -