A weekly market is so called because it is held on aspecific day of the week. Weekly markets do not havepermanent shops. Traders set up shops for the dayand then close them up in the evening. Then theymay set up at a different place the next day. Thereare thousands of such markets in India. People comehere for their everyday requirements.Many things in weekly markets are available atcheaper rates. This is because when shops are inpermanent buildings, they incur a lot of expenditure– they have to pay rent, electricity, fees to thegovernment. They also have to pay wages to theirworkers. In weekly markets, these shop owners storethe things they sell at home. Most of them are helpedby their family members and, hence, do not need tohire workers. Weekly markets also have a largenumber of shops selling the same goods which meansthere is competition among them. If some trader wereto charge a high price, people would move to anothershop where the same thing may be available morecheaply or where the buyer can bargain and bringthe price down.One of the advantages of weekly markets is thatmost things you need are available at one place.Whether you want vegetables, groceries or clothitems, utensils – all of them can be found here. Youdo not have to go to different areas to buy differentthings. People also prefer going to a market wherethey have a choice and a variety of goods.