{"id":201,"date":"2021-09-27T14:42:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-27T14:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.simplybusiness.co.uk\/about-us\/press-releases\/market-stall-traders-double\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T11:59:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T11:59:13","slug":"market-stall-traders-double","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.simplybusiness.co.uk\/about-us\/press-releases\/market-stall-traders-double\/","title":{"rendered":"Covid-19 doubles the number of outdoor market stall traders across the UK"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-no-margin hero-bg has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgb(255,255,255) 0%,rgb(243,243,243) 100%);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--150);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--150);background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/www.simplybusiness.co.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/simply-business-uk\/assets\/images\/faq-bg.png&apos;);background-size:cover;\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-azure-700-color has-text-color has-link-color has-max-huge-font-size wp-elements-896ed346e51d066152c1d0c908f946c7\">Covid-19 doubles the number of outdoor market stall traders across the UK<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Covid-19 doubles the number of outdoor market stall traders across the UK<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Between 2020 and 2021, the number of market stall traders nearly doubled across the country, increasing by 92%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">With the increased popularity of outdoor marketplaces and as a response to Covid-19, new market traders are quickly appearing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Despite the fact that unemployment persists in a few industries, most types of small businesses are experiencing a recovery<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With many small businesses closed due to the effects of the pandemic, Simply Business \u2013 one of the UK\u2019s largest providers of small business insurance reported a 92% increase in market traders in the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An analysis of the trends between 2020 and 2021 reveal a significant increase in market stall traders. It is the fastest growing industry across small businesses so far this year. Other industries that have also seen more than a 50% increase are caterers, online retailers, and home baking businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The industries that appear to have benefited the most from the pandemic are those related to food or the arts. New photographers, bakers, and landscapers are emerging all over the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The number of new market stall traders across the country remains the most prominent among the SME community. Market traders have found a thriving niche in the UK economy, thanks to the pandemic&#8217;s newfound popularity of food stalls and outdoor dining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Alan Thomas, CEO at Simply Business, commented:<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>\u201cThe boost in market stall traders is a reassuring sign of an economic rebound for the UK. It\u2019s small businesses like these that are going to play the most important role in bringing back our economy from Covid-19.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cOur report showed optimistic results of new businesses emerging in the food and artistic sectors. Self-employed jobs are also finally seeing a rise as we distance ourselves from the pandemic.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to be doing our part in this process by protecting so many new businesses in their journey. It\u2019s encouraging to see so many new businesses start up as the country attempts to recover economically from Covid-19. This is why we\u2019re offering one entrepreneur the chance to win \u00a325,000 to either set up a new business or rebuild their own business.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">-Ends-<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Methodology: Trends from Jun-Dec 2020 vs Jan-Jun 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Created Year<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">2020<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Calculation<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">2021<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Market trader<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">864<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">92%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">1658<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Caterer<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">1728<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">57%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">2714<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Online retailer<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">906<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">55%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">1402<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Home baking<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">1541<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">50%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">2310<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Accountant<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">610<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">44%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">877<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Photographer<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">734<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">44%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">1054<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Garden maintenance \/ landscape gardener<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">3077<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">40%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">4303<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Cake maker and decorator<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">915<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">37%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">1250<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Car valeter<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">543<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">35%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">733<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For further information, please contact:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Frank PR<br><a href=\"mailto:SimplyBusiness@welcometofrank.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SimplyBusiness@welcometofrank.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading wp-block-block\">About Simply Business<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__http:\/simplybusiness.co.uk__;!!N96JrnIq8IfO5w!hIDMrGse3KHfJu5_CiqiOsFWnj8k1HROe8Oqz7zCb7P2qVQXkH81IbN1SpIhNqbbhmdQrc22NsXe3U9O5ajDdkHOTa_CgxPfLGQ$\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Simply Business<\/a>\u202fis one of the UK\u2019s biggest business insurance providers, specialising in public liability insurance for small and midsize enterprises. 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