About The Market People

The Market People is a private initiative designed to provide the retails market sector with a digital solution fit for the 21st century. Philippe Basset, our CEO and creator of The Market People, traveled the UK for 20 year across the UK and Ireland, organising touring international markets and food festivals .

In 2009, he was the first market operator with a website that allowed traders to book their pitch online. In 2010 the first in the industry to have a system to receive payment on line. business prompted us in developing a platform for the retails market sector. In 2012 after two years of planning the company was created with a sole purpose : to develop a digital platform for the retail market sector.

Over 30.000 developer's working hours later, 10 years of ongoing testing and research to consistently improve the service the platform provide, The market people is the only platform servicing the retail market and commercial event sector

The Market People is leading the digital transformation of the retail market sector. Our user centric approach started with the provision of a single point of access for trader to find working opportunities across the UK and beyond, before developing content management solutions for operator and the industry's regulator and more recently providing bespoke website for traders and operator.