"The market in Pompano Beach, which once boasted 250 businesses, closed its doors for good on June 1 to make room for warehouses. Many of the longtime vendors retired. But numerous entrepreneurs gritted their teeth and decided to start over in new locations, says Caryn Deri, who moved her store, JMC Hairwear, to a small strip mall in Lighthouse Point. "Everyone kind of just dispersed wherever they could find a decent rent and a place without a parking issue, you know?""
"Joe Riggins said his company is doing well, catering to new customers from Coral Springs, Coconut Creek, and nearby Parkland. At the flea market, he said, shoppers would buy a single pickle, a pickle on a stick, or the four-pickles-for-$3 deal. Now they're walking away with jars of pickles, he said. "Now, when you come in to the actual pickle store, you're coming in for that reason," he said. "So that allows us to sell more pickles.""
The Festival Marketplace indoor flea market in Pompano Beach closed permanently on June 1 to make room for warehouses after once housing about 250 businesses. Many longtime vendors retired, while others relocated across Broward and Palm Beach counties to strip malls, kiosks and other venues. Some entrepreneurs, like Caryn Deri of JMC Hairwear, moved to Lighthouse Point; Joe and Cynthia Riggins reopened New York Pickles and Company in Coral Springs and report larger jar sales. Other vendors face challenges adapting to different rent, parking and customer patterns; Ada Buesco, moved to Lauderhill Mall, struggles to match prior daily revenue.
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