About Being a Vendor at Wallingford Marketplace:  Together we are stronger!

Our new indoor marketplace is designed to showcase a variety of small businesses in our beautiful 3,000 square foot studio space. This opportunity provides small businesses prime retail space in their own cabana shop built by Words on Wood. 

Words on Wood and Wallingford Marketplace is located at 144 Center Street in Wallingford, Connecticut.

Overview

Wallingford Marketplace at Words on Wood is managed by Words on Wood LLC. Our mission is to operate a permanent year-round marketplace that supports local food producers, artisans, craftspeople and retail businesses

Words on Wood has occupied the space at 144 Center Street for 6+ years. We have developed a strong business and customer base. Through the addition of the Wallingford Marketplace at Words on Wood, we plan to help small businesses grow in a community based partnership. Providing our customers with a full marketplace experience makes us all stronger. 

Vendors will rent a cabana space. Potential vendors will:

  • Complete a vendor application proposal

  • Complete a lease agreement

  • Pay a monthly rent

  • Set up and manage their own shop at WM

  • Ring their own sales

  • When they cannot be at the WM, vendor cabanas will be open during operating hours with the opportunity for WM to ring up sales at an additional consignment fee

Wallingford Marketplace vendor spaces are currently full, but we are still accepting applications for our waitlist and have occasional pop-up opportunities.

The Marketplace Cabana

Cabanas come in a variety of sizes and locations within the marketplace. Vendors set up their own retail space within their cabana. Words on Wood can offer support and guidance in cabana set up and may be able to custom build displays for you at minimal cost with enough notice.

Vendor cabanas include the following:

  • Their own shop in our beautiful, air conditioned marketplace on Center Street in Wallingford

  • Signage on their cabana

  • Name in vinyl on the front marketplace window

  • Listing on the marketplace website

  • Features on the Wallingford Marketplace FB & IG pages

  • Rental opportunities in the studio for workshops or special events.

  • Sales/cashier support when you can’t be here (additional % fee applies)

Vendor Selection

The Wallingford Marketplace Team is working with a team to help us determine which vendors will be most successful to include in the WM. We will work efficiently to make decisions quickly. Prospective vendors will be evaluated across three categories: Product quality, variety, and business plan. Within each category, applicants’ vending concept will be reviewed on a broad set of standards.

Lease and Rent Structure

We view our vendors as our business partners. Our job is to foster an overall market assortment that best attracts regular foot traffic by a variety of customers. We provide the cleaning, maintenance and repair, general building services, the advertising and marketing of the Wallingford Marketplace, the upkeep of common areas, and ongoing programs and promotional activities (live music, Celebrate Wallingford, Holiday Stroll with Santa, entertainment, photo booth, events, etc.) We ask all of our vendors to participate in meetings when possible, maintain high standards of customer service and product quality, and meet their financial obligations.

Inquire for pricing and availability.

Marketplace Layout

Marketplace Layout

All vendors interested in being a part of the Wallingford Marketplace must submit an application. We are currently full, but are still accepting applications or our waitlist. Tap/click below to begin the application.

Vendor Application