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The markets originally operated on Sundays only, which continues to be the main trading day. Opening later extended to Saturdays for most of the market. A number of traders, mainly those in fixed premises—an increasing proportion—operate throughout the week, although the weekend remains the peak period.
Since 2014 most of the markets were acquired by Israeli billionaire [[Teddy Sagi]],<ref name=Globes/> who heavily developed them from stalls set up for the day to permanent structures. In 2022 Sagi's company
== The markets ==
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=== Stables Market ===
The Stables Market was owned by [[Bebo Kobo]], [[Richard Caring]] and Elliot Bernerd of Chelsfield Partners until 2014. It was sold in 2014 for $685 million
Chain stores are not permitted and trade is provided by a mixture of small enclosed and outdoor shops and stalls, of which some are permanent, and others hired by the day. In common with most of the other Camden markets the Stables Market has many clothes stalls. It is also the main focus for furniture in the markets. Household goods, decorative, ethnically-influenced items, and second-hand items or 20th-century antiques, many of them hand-crafted, are among the wares. There are also clothing and art pieces for alternative sub-cultures, such as [[Goth subculture|goths]] and [[cybergoth]]s. These shops include Black Rose, which caters for goths, with items such as coffin-shaped handbags, and [[Cyberdog (shop)|Cyberdog]], which houses much cyber-style "neon" [[Polyvinyl chloride|PVC]] and rubber clothing.
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