stallholders

Booth-operating merchants

Stallholders are people who rent or operate stalls at a market, fair, or exhibition.

The term is more common in British than American English, where vendor often serves the same purpose: Stallholders at the farmers market arrive before dawn to set up.

markets

vendors

Those who sell goods

  • tradersProfessional buyers and sellers
  • merchantsThose who conduct commerce
  • boothTemporary enclosed compartment

pitch · marketplace · bazaar · hawkers · sellers · produce · wares · canopy · trestle · display

events

exhibitors

Those who display publicly

  • fairImpartial and unbiased
  • festivalOrganized public celebration
  • carnivalTraveling amusement attraction

exposition · trade show · county fair · Christmas market · food festival · artisan · crafters · pop-up · temporary · seasonal

commerce

retailers

Businesses selling to public

markup · profit margin · overhead · turnover · suppliers · stock · merchandise · pricing · competition · regulars

Opposites
commercial role/position

stallholderscustomers

People who purchase goods

buyers · shoppers · consumers · purchasers · patrons

permanence of retail presence

stallholdersshop owners

People who run stores

shopkeepers · proprietors · retailers · supermarket chains · wholesale distributors

Family

stallholder

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