Marketplace Marketplace A market, or marketplace, is a location where people regularly gather for the purchase and sale of provisions, livestock, and other goods. In different parts of the world, a market place may be described as a "souk" (from the Arabic), "bazaar" (from the Persian), a fixed "mercado" (Spanish), or itinerant "tianguis" (Mexico), or "palengke" (Philippines). Some markets operate daily and are said to be "permanent" markets while others are held once a week or on less frequent specified days such as festival days and are said to be "periodic markets." The form that a market adopts is depends on
Marketplace and commercial clients: (1) Wholesale markets (2) Retail markets In India (and also Bangladesh and Pakistan), a "landa bazaar" is a type of a bazaar or a marketplace with lowest prices where only secondhand general goods are exchanged or sold. A "haat" also refers to a bazaar or market in Bangladesh and Pakistan and the term may also be used in India. A "saddar" refers to the main, central market in a town while a "mandi" refers to a large marketplace. A Meena Bazaar is a marketplace where goods are sold in an effort to raise money for charity. Southeast