"ghost brand" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2008, Peter Hitchens, The Abolition of Britain, page 250:",
          "text": "It is true that few now smoke Capstan Full Strength untipped, perhaps the strongest cigarettes still marketed, and only available as a 'ghost brand' in a few specialist outlets.",
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          "ref": "2015, Savoring Gotham: A Food Lover's Companion to New York City:",
          "text": "By the 1980s, Mallomars had lost its “leadership status” and was considered a “ghost brand” by Nabisco, yet the company has continued to make them. Today, 70 percent are sold in the metropolitan New York area; […]",
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        "A brand that is no longer successful in the mainstream but still retains some popularity among earlier consumers."
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          "popularity",
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        "(marketing) A brand that is no longer successful in the mainstream but still retains some popularity among earlier consumers."
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      "topics": [
        "business",
        "marketing"
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        "(marketing) A brand that is no longer successful in the mainstream but still retains some popularity among earlier consumers."
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