City officials said they expected that the new system would lower prices for merchants by about 20 percent.

For merchants along 125th Street, the impact seems to be mixed.

That also goes for factors or merchants who feel they have authority.

Some of our number went to be slaves for private merchants.

More troubling for merchants, 58 percent of those people who would not buy online said nothing could be done to change their behavior.

For him and other merchants, the wait has taken an emotional toll.

To the south of the market place are town houses that were built for local merchants and professionals.

The break created little disturbance for local merchants and residents.

Knowledge of Portuguese language became essential for merchants involved in the trade.

The days before the holidays are two of the most profitable for merchants, he said.