Question

Differentiate between street traders and street shops.

Answer 1

Street traders: Retailers who are commonly found at places where huge floating population gathers, for example, near railway stations and bus stands, and sell consumer items of common use, such as stationery items, eatables, readymade garments, newspapers and magazines.

Street shops: They attract floating customers and deal mainly in goods of cheap variety like toys, cigarettes, soft drinks, etc. They get their supplies from local suppliers as well as wholesalers. The total area covered by a stall is very limited and, therefore, they handle goods on a very small scale.