About this career
Hawkers sell goods and services on established routes, street and market locations.
Essential skills
adapt to different weather conditions
apply health and safety standards
assist customers
carry out active selling
demonstrate products' features
ensure client orientation
ensure product preparation
guarantee customer satisfaction
maintain work area cleanliness
negotiate price
organise product display
perform manual work autonomously
process payments
unload supplies
upsell products
use different communication channels
Required knowledge
consumer protection
product comprehension
sales argumentation
Additional skills
operate cash register
prevent theft
speak dialect
utilise cross-selling
beverage products
characteristics of faces
clothing and footwear products
clothing sizes
coffee, tea, cocoa and spice products
cold chain
dairy and edible oil products
electrical household appliances products
electronic and telecommunication equipment
electronic communication
fabric types
features of sporting equipment
fish varieties
fish, crustacean and mollusc products
floral composition techniques
footwear industry
fruit and vegetable products
hides, skins and leather products
household products
manufacturer's recommended price
market participants
meat and meat products
sales promotion techniques
sales strategies
sugar, chocolate and sugar confectionery products
telecommunication industry
textile industry
textile products, textile semi-finished products and raw materials
textile trends
tobacco products
types of watches
value-added tax law
watches and jewellery products
Also known as
stall holder
indoor market trader
street seller
outdoor market trader
peddler
licensed hawker
street trader
market trader
costermonger
car-boot sale trader
stallholder
street hawker
market stall trader
street vendor
