mobile vendors

Roving retail merchants

Mobile vendors are sellers who move from place to place rather than operating from a fixed location.

The term covers food trucks, street cart operators, and traveling salespeople.

In technology contexts, mobile vendors are companies that sell smartphones, tablets, or wireless services: The conference featured booths from all the major mobile vendors.

Related

taco stand · hot dog cart · food trucks · urban markets · night markets · open air · beverages · peddlers · roadside stands · roaming · pop-up shops · food carts · quick bite · cash transactions · cash only · fresh produce · fruit · farmer's market

Categories
Opposites
physical permanence

mobile vendorsdepartment stores

Large retailers with varied sections

flagship stores · supermarkets · boutiques · shopping malls · anchor stores

business scale and formality

mobile vendorschain stores

Branded shops, many locations

Walmart · wholesale distributors · shopping centers

customer access model

mobile vendorsanchor stores

Large stores attracting shoppers

shopping malls · e-commerce platforms · outlet malls · retail districts · commercial zones

Family

mobile, vendors

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G