Defining Street Vending Types

Following the diagram on ‘street vendors’ classification’, I thought it is important to define each street vending type.

Licensed- Street vendors who have obtain licenses to vend in a particular area. They usually pay tax to the government.

Squatting- Street vendors who have not obtain licenses to vend in a particular area or street vendors who do vending in the countries where street vending is illegal. They are usually subjected to harassment and are compelled to pay bribery to maintain their business. 

Stationary - Street vendors who stay and vend in a one place throughout the day (static vendors) or most of the day (semi-static vendors).

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 Mobile – Street vendors who walk around the city to sell their goods and services. They can be fully mobile or partly mobile (they may stay and vend in a one place for a short period to time)

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On-street – street vendors who vend beside the roads.

Off- street – Street vendors who vend in area like a local market.

Food item – Street vendors who particularly sell foods.

Non- food item – Street vendors who sell goods and services which are non-food. 

References 

Dalwadi, S. (2010). Integrating street vendors in city planning: the case of Vadodara.  In S. K. Bhowmik (Eds.), Street Vendors in the Global Urban Economy (87-119).New Delhi: Routledge.

Nirathron, N. (2010).Street food vending in Bangkok.  In S. K. Bhowmik (Eds.), Street Vendors in the Global Urban Economy (144-183).New Delhi: Routledge.

Yatmo, Y. A. (2008). Street vendors as 'out of place' urban element. Journal of Urban Design, 13(3), 387-402.DOI 10.1080/13574800802320889.