street vendors
Curbside commerce operators
Street vendors are people who sell goods from temporary outdoor locations—sidewalks, market stalls, carts, or blankets spread on the ground.
They typically offer food, clothing, souvenirs, or small household items at lower prices than brick-and-mortar shops.
In many cities, street vendors occupy a gray zone between licensed commerce and informal economy: The city cracked down on unlicensed street vendors near the stadium.
- food stallsTemporary meal-selling booths
- hawkersStreet sellers who shout
- pushcartsWheeled vendor platforms
- vendorsThose who sell goods
- kiosksSmall open-front retail structures
permits · livelihoods · peddlers · artisan crafts · tourist traps · zoning laws · harassment · cultural heritage · city permits · neighborhood identity · stalls · public health regulations · advocacy groups · awnings · hand-painted signs · bargaining · shouting · cash only
- market sceneshawkers, merchants, traders, carts, wares
- food streetsfood stalls, food carts
- city lifecity, urban life, traffic noise, downtown, metropolis
- local economyshops, markets, jobs, wages, workers
- Northeast CultureNYC, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens
- retail channelsretail stores, e-commerce, wholesale, direct sales, franchises
street vendorsshop owners
People who run stores
department stores · flagship stores · chain stores · luxury boutiques · franchisees
street vendorsretail chains
Multi-location branded stores
Walmart · big-box stores · department stores · Amazon · wholesale distributors