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Millcreek says public market grew in 2024; city launches year-round Mercantile
Summary
City staff reported rising vendor sales, adoption of a consignment model and a new year-round Mercantile storefront as the Millcreek public market moves into 2025. Staff asked council for continued support and outlined next year's market lineup.
Millcreek Community Life Director Amy McConkie told the Millcreek City Council at a Feb. work meeting that the city’s public market program expanded in 2024 and will add a year-round Mercantile storefront in 2025.
McConkie said vendor gross sales at some signature markets rose sharply from the prior year and that the city’s consignment model — in which the city takes a 25% consignment fee, collects sales tax and handles merchant fees — has helped vendors operate without being present full time. Staff reported one market’s gross sales rose from about 2,920 the prior year to about 11,100 in 2024; staff also said roughly 66,000 people visited Mill Creek Common in connection with market events.
The change matters to local small businesses because the Mercantile and an expanded events calendar let vendors sell…
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