11.   The proliferation of well-stocked, well-lit, clean stores is putting real pressure on kiosks and street traders who hawk their wares from small stands and tables.

12.   The tiny Kigali courtroom was filled to capacity and hundreds of spectators listened over loudspeakers outside, where street traders sold food and soft drinks.

13.   The tough competition among street traders would become more fierce during holiday seasons, such as Idul Fitri, when business is more promising, he said.

14.   The women, joined by brothel owners and street traders affected by the ban, rallied Thursday at the local parliament building in the industrial city on Java island.

15.   While kiosks and street traders are having a hard time, some old shopping habits flourish.

16.   On Monday, clashes broke out in the same district when police arrived to move illegal street traders.

17.   Street traders selling fake CDs in Beijing said Sunday their supply from the south had now dried up.

18.   The forces were members of a special task force set up by authorities to clear the Nigerian capital of street traders and illegal roadside structures.