A flea market (or swap meet) is defined as a type of street market that provides space for vendors to sell their merchandise. This type of market is often seasonal.
However, in recent years there has been the development of ‘formal’ and ‘casual’ marketswhich divides a fixed-style market (formal) with long-term leases and a seasonal-style market with short-term leases.
Consistently, there tends to be an emphasis on sustainable consumption whereby items such as arts & Crafts, used goods, collectibles, gifts and novelty items, clothing and food can be purchased.
Flea market vending is distinguished from street vending in that the market alone, and not any other public attraction, brings in buyers. There are a variety of vendors: some part-time who consider their work at flea markets a hobby due to their possession of an alternative job; full-time vendors who dedicate all their time to their stalls and collection of merchandise and rely solely on the profits made at the market.
Vendors require skill in following retro and vintage trends, as well as selecting merchandise which connects with the culture and identity of their customer.
Flea MarkiT was created to assist the entrepreneur vendor to advertise their products and services online.
Allowing vendors the opportunity to have an online presence for their stalls –