New Flea Market TV Show Summer 2012

“Market Warriors,” a new television adventure for treasure seekers, is premiering Monday, July 16, at 9 p.m. on PBS. Over the course of 20 one-hour episodes, four pickers travel to different flea markets across the country to purchase certain items with a set amount of money, according to a report in Broadway World. Viewers will learn about different objects and their history, as well as see the competitors apply their knowledge and skills to real financial transactions. Along the way, viewers will get to know the pickers, learn about... 

White Elephant Flea Market Opens in Michigan

It’s all good at the White Elephant Flea Market in Kawkawlin, MI, according to owner Troy McCormick, who opened the market May 11 to clear skies and 72 degree weather. Located on M-13, which is one of only three routes to Mackinaw City, the market is presently available to 150 vendors and space is expected to double. McCormick recently razed one structure and plans to demolish two others to clear more space for the open air market. “It’s an ideal place for tourists to stop and shop,” McCormick points out. “Small business owners have the... 

2012 Looking Good for Flea Market Industry

Flea markets across the United States have always thrived by giving customers the opportunity to purchase quality, affordable merchandise. FleaMarketZone.com reported the opening of 72 new markets in 2011 alone, as demand rose. Additionally, recent reports have shown the retail industry as a whole is beginning to rebound, and the flea market business appears ready to have an even bigger year in 2012. While the trend in 2010 was to open flea markets in low-rent commercial spaces such as former malls and big box stores, the inclination in 2011 was... 

Fragrances, Scents and More!

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Mile High Marketplace Revisits Flea Market Roots

During its 35 plus years of operation, Mile High Marketplace has evolved into an expansive network of buyers and sellers, as well as a point of interest among community locals and visitors of the Rocky Mountain Region. And while the Mile High Market continues its success year in and year out, seeing an excess of one million visitors a year who come for attractions, food and unique products, the Market has not forgotten its roots as a flea market, where visitors once sold their wares at bargain prices in the parking lot of a Commerce City dog track.... 

What’s New at the Canton Marketplace

The Canton Marketplace Pavilion, part of the Canton First Mondays program, will be open two weekends in March, from the 1st through the 5th and the 29th through April 1st. Located at 1455 N. Trade Days Blvd (Highway 19) in Canton, the Marketplace offers 93,000 square feet of climate controlled shopping with room for over 300 vendors, a large food court with plenty of seating, free trolley service running continuously during trade days, and clean, large restrooms. March Special Events The March shows will feature appearances by world famous Elvis... 

The Jamaica Avenue Outdoor Market

The Jamaica Avenue Outdoor Market opened in December, offering shoppers in the Jamaica neighborhood of Queens, NY a new shopping destination for all kinds of new and used merchandise. “We started the flea market on an open space on a busy street on Jamaica Avenue, right in the middle of a retail district, where there was previously an outdoor market,” says John Sanji, owner and manager of the flea market. “The location is really important. There are about 100 to 150 retail stores on this street, so it definitely is a shopping area.” The... 

AquaDuck Preps Expansion Efforts

The AquaDuck Flea Market, which opened on June 18th of last year, has been a success in the Brooklyn area, providing a new home for a large contingency of the vendors from the Aqueduct Flea Market, which closed early in 2011. Operating year-round on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Tuesdays from 8 to 6, the market currently has room for over 200 vendors, but will soon grow further.  “We are targeting March 1st for the full expansion to a complete New York City block, with over 100,000 square feet of vending space,” says Dominic Ammerman, who... 

Shift in Shopper Priorities Favors Flea Markets

A consumer survey conducted for STORES magazine by BIGinsight indicates that more than ever, shoppers continue to pass on luxury products and instead are spending their money on discount apparel and other more affordable items, a trend that has helped increase the popularity of flea markets across the country that can sell goods less expensively. According to the survey, 93% of shoppers indicated that luxury handbags were “expendable” in their budget, and purses have been on top of the STORES survey every year since it began in 2008; however,... 

Decatur-Moulton Flea Market Coming in March

The Decatur-Moulton Flea Market, opening this March, will give Bonnie and Charles Thornton the opportunity to make their new venture one of the biggest and most successful flea markets in the state of Alabama. “We had a flea market for 25 years that we sold about 15 years ago,” Bonnie Thornton says. “After being out of the business for years, we wanted to get back into it.” For Thornton, the location was a huge factor in starting the flea market. “It’s on a very busy highway where there is a lot of traffic, and it’s right between two... 

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