Landa bazaar
{{Short description|Type of flea market in Pakistan}}
{{about||TV series aired on PTV Home|Landa Bazar (TV series)|other uses|Bazaar (disambiguation)}}
Landa bazaar, also known as Linda bazaar, or Lunda bazaar, is a type of flea market in Pakistan, where secondhand imported goods are sold.{{Cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/article/18561/landa-bazaar-more-than-just-poverty-heat-and-mud|title=Landa bazaar: More than just poverty, heat and mud|date=August 31, 2013|website=The Express Tribune}}
Sourcing
Pre-owned clothing, donated in countries such as Australia, Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and the United States, is often distributed by charitable organizations.{{Cite web|url=https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2023/04/21/the-year-of-the-landa-bazar/|title=The year of the landa bazar|first=Abdullah Niazi, Shahab|last=Omer|date=April 21, 2023|website=Profit by Pakistan Today}} These organizations receive the items at no cost and sell them in bulk, priced per kilogram. Subsequently, the clothing is transported to Pakistan, where it is sorted and sent to markets.
Re-exportation
The low-cost, second-hand clothing arriving in Pakistan attracts merchants from countries like Afghanistan, India, and Turkey who purchase these items at a slightly increased price. As a result, Pakistan imports these affordable garments, selects the highest quality products in optimal condition, and exports them in an unusual instance of double-arbitrage.
List of locations
- Landa Bazaar, Lahore{{cite news|title=Inflation takes even the well off to Landa Bazaar|url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-5-77473-Inflation-takes-even-the-well-off-to-Landa-Bazaar|accessdate=March 13, 2013|newspaper=The News International|date=November 14, 2011}}{{Cite web|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/115704/exploring-lahores-famous-landa-bazaar/|title=Exploring Lahore famous Landa Bazaar|date=September 23, 2017}}
- Landa Bazaar, Saddar, Karachi{{Cite web|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1210053|title=Second-hand clothes to become expensive|first=Aamir Shafaat|last=Khan|date=October 1, 2015|website=Dawn}}
- Lunda Bazaar, Sukkur{{Cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/84022/old-doesnt-always-mean-cheap|title=Lunda Bazaar: Old doesn’t always mean cheap|date=December 1, 2010|website=The Express Tribune}}
- Landa Bazaar, Swat{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1659461|title=Price hike hits Swat’s flea market|first=Fazal|last=Khaliq|date=November 22, 2021|website=DAWN.COM}}
- Landa Bazaar, Rawalpindi{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1519908|title=Pre-partition landa bazaars in Rawalpindi a ‘blessing’ for inflation-hit citizens|first=Aamir|last=Yasin|date=December 2, 2019|website=DAWN.COM}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/2010/11/08/people-flock-flea-market-in-rawalpindi/|title=People flock flea market in Rawalpindi|first=the|last=Newspaper|date=November 8, 2010|website=DAWN.COM}}
- Lighthouse Landa Bazaar, Karachi{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/2012/12/09/something-old-something-new-2/|title=Something old, something new|first=From|last=InpaperMagazine|date=December 9, 2012|website=DAWN.COM}}
- Landa bazaar, Gujranwala{{Cite web |url=http://video.dunyanews.tv/index.php/en/mustwatch/80283/Gujranwala:-Watch-report-on-hike-in-prices-at-Landa-Bazar |title=Gujranwala: Watch report on hike in prices at Landa Bazar |website=video.dunyanews.tv |date=2017-11-08 |access-date=2023-10-28}}