‘It’s like home’: Brixton market traders fight to stop site being sold to big business

Traders at Brixton market in London are in a 'people over profit' fight to preserve their neighborhood. They've advanced to the second stage of a bidding process for Brixton Village and Market Row—competing against multinational companies, The Guardian reports—because they fear a private equity firm could price out the independent businesses that have long defined the area. Pointing to gentrification at Camden and Old Spitalfields, the Buy Back Brixton campaign is pushing for community ownership, hoping to save what traders describe as more than just commerce: it's home.

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