Stallholding SA

08/08/2025

Why Selling the Same or Similar Items Can Benefit a Vendor and the Market.

to some vendors, selling the same or similar products at a market means more competition and less sales.
For others it means more potential sales as customers like to shop and are more attracted to venues where they can compare and bargain.

The greenmarket square in Cape Town with an African curio and clothing theme is an example of a market where same and similar items are sold.

This does not seem to phase vendors as visitors love the variety in the same theme.
Instead they compete on slight product differentiation and pricing.

What are your thoughts in this?

06/08/2025

How Negotiable Should a Vendor Be?

01/08/2025

Tip of the week. To start a stall - It all comes down to money.

30/07/2025

How Many Hours a day Does a Vendor Work?
A vendors life often does not end at the close of a trading day.
Chiam, a vendor at Greenmarket Square, Cape Town a seven day a week market, works another three to four hours after a trading day to replenish his stock.

Let us know how many hours do you work a day as a vendor?

21/07/2025

What Makes CT Markets Unique & appealing?

21/07/2025

With high unemplyment street vendors are typical in SA and found at practically every major urban street corner.
On a visit to CT, I spot an informal vendor selling wire frame products.
Curious to understand more, I ask about his work.
I am quite surprised to learn that Lastin does not conform to the typical stereotype of a street vendor.
He tells me that he has a shop at the waterfront. Though I'm battling to reconcile a prestigious waterfront store with someone selling their produce on a street corner, I realize that
the informal market in SA is bustling with activity and that the stereotype I have of a street vendor as poor and unemployed is not necessarily true.
The informal market can be a place where a good living is made for those that work hard.
A place where Entrepreneurdhip comes naturally for millions of South Africans and residents with no other option but to hustle.

19/07/2025

Shout out to my newest followers! Excited to have you onboard! Susan Hanekom, Vijayan Pillay, Doris Khumalo

18/07/2025

What Kind of Weather Brings more Sales at Markets?

Customers buy more with overcast weather, according to George from the Milnerton Market, a seasoned vendor selling toys at the Milnerton Market in Cape Town

Do you agree?

16/07/2025

Selling clothing at markets today can be a bit risky with on-line convenience and cheaper imports now readily available

At the old Biscuit Mill in CT,
Clothing stands are thriving, despite multiple clothing stalls under the same roof.

The key is differentiation, variety, product selection and knowing what your customers want and like.

I can tell Stallholders that are also the Stall Owners by their pride, natural talent that shines through when they talk about their stall.

Consistency and perseverance being a common trait.

Chris for instance has his stall for fourteen years coming from a background as a fashion stylist. Beth is the designer and stall owner of Indulgence, a sustainable clothing line whilst Sophia uses her post graduate degree in art to paints unique designs on jackets and
Zam makes contemporary African style clothing,

So if you are wondering what it takes to succeed and sell clothing at Markets Today, these Stallholders are great examples.

Pre-Loved, vintage sustainable and unique designs are still in demand esspecially at Markets like the Old Biscuit Mill in CT.

10/07/2025

25/02/2025

How Much are Stall Fees in 2025

Facilities. Some markets offer live entertainment, lock up and go or undercover facilities, electricity and safe and sufficient parking space – whereas other markets may be lesser known with poorer facilities.

22/02/2025

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