The Market Hub

10/26/2026

# # # Understanding Market Hub & Our Return Policy

We've recently made our **All Sales Final policy** more visible and wanted to clarify what that means within our collaborative retail model.

Market Hub was created as a bridge for microbusinesses and independent vendors to bring their products to consumers beyond the traditional market or event. We facilitate the sale of their products, which remain owned by the individual vendors until sold.

These small businesses stand behind their products, and we have always worked together when customer if concerns arise, whether that means repairing, replacing, or finding another reasonable solution.

**What does All Sales Final mean?**

A change of mind or buyer's remorse does not automatically warrant a refund or exchange. We cannot simply take money back from an independent vendor because a customer no longer wants an item.

Product concerns, however, are different. We encourage customers to bring those concerns to us so we can work with the vendor to review the circumstances, condition of the product, and appropriate options, in accordance with applicable consumer protection laws.

Our commitment is to support both our customers and the independent businesses that make Market Hub possible.

*Market Hub and Market Hub Bakery & Kitchen are distinct operations with their own policies, guidelines, and responsibilities. Other businesses associated with participating vendors or owners operate independently and are outside these arrangements unless expressly stated.*

10/23/2026

Have you been in the Hub on Main recently? We have holiday goodies all handmade :) and unique. How does it get better than that?

Stop in and see our new vendor items!

Downtown Lake Placid 203 N Main Ave nestled between ReMax and Lake Placid Cyclery.

10/10/2026

Its Lake Placid Farmer’s Market - FL Day! Stroll down the block and come check out more curated local products at the Market Hub on Main. 203 N MAIN Ave Open 9am to 2pm Saturdays

Incredibly talented makers collaborating to bring you a place to shop and support. From incredible craftsmanship, creativity and talent you will find gifts, home goods, personal care, clothing and accessories and more!

10/09/2026

10/05/2026

If you read about us in the newspaper today, thank you for taking a few minutes to learn a little more about The Market Hub, its part in out greater vision, parts of our history and what local opportunities we are trying to build.

There is an important part of our story we want people to understand.

The Market Hub was never created simply to give people another place to shop local during the week.

It grew from many years of working with small vendors and businesses through the Lake Placid Farmers Market, seeing and hearing the same challenges over and over again and wanting to find ways to help. Someone can make an incredible product, build a following at a Saturday market, and still not have opportunities, resources nor capacity to navigate all the layers and find ways to take that next step.

A storefront is expensive. A commercial kitchen is expensive. Staffing is expensive. Plus all the other things that very easily become barriers. Seeing the frustrations, the struggles, and the overwhelm caused us to start asking different questions:
~ How do we create a shared space, shared resources & collaboration that would allow small local businesses to grow without individually having to build everything by themselves?
~Can we help turn a good idea, a talent or a hobby into something that has a chance to become a sustainable small business in our community,
~Can we help them navigate the paperwork, merchandising, purchasing, costs & pricing, supply and demand, and
~Can we be a bridge to give our community more opportunities to support their neighbors and to keep their dollars right here in Highlands County?

Lake Placid Farmer’s Market - FL gives hobbyists and entrepreneurs a place to start, explore the potential of their craft and meet customers. The Holiday Market gives even more small businesses an opportunity to share their creations. Tastes of Highlands Wednesday Evening Food Events creates a place for local chefs, bakers, food truck owners, restaurateurs and cottage makers to be discovered and the community to taste their creations.
The Market Hub on Main gives locally made products a storefront retail foundation. The Market Hub Bakery & Kitchen Interlake gives food businesses access to commercial production space, retail food product sales and another way to reach customers.

Our vision is still evolving, and we have bigger visions for what is possible, but seeing the parts coming together that we had envisioned many years ago is extremely gratifying and humbling. We are still learning what works, what is sustainable and how to balance supporting the local businesses while covering the very real costs of creating the infrastructure and support to offer our current while adding more aspiring businesses local opportunities.

09/11/2026

Two Market Hubs - One Local Mission

09/10/2026

Fall is approaching and although our weather hasn't really cooled yet we are excited about the season. If you are an early planner, don't hesitate to check out all the Market Hub on Main has to offer

Remember our products are unique as they are locally created by hand. There's always something new to discover!

09/08/2026

Find amazing local created vendor gifts, daily needs and special finds unique and made with love, care and passion. Come see what you didnt know you needed. Many are Saturday vendors but we also carry others as well.

Many Local Makers - One Little Shop
Come In and Discover their Work

203 N Main Ave in Downtown Lake Placid on the same side and block as the Lake Placid Farmer’s Market - FL

09/04/2026

It is September and that means Saturdays you have 3 places to shop local vendors

Can't make it over to the market you can always come by here 🙂
Hope to see you at on of our locations. Here for our non food vendors 203 N Main Ave (Between Dal Hall & Bellview between Lake Placid Cyclery and ReMax

Lake Placid Farmer’s Market - FL 231 N Main Ave Lake Placid Journal Plaza

The Market Hub Bakery & Kitchen (food) 148 E Interlake Blvd (across from Davis Chiropractor and Stuart Park)

08/27/2026

Lots of you are finding us while looking for the The Market Hub Bakery & Kitchen We are the shop for Local Makers specializing in Original Art, Handcrafted Goods and Unique and Crafted Gifts. Shop our locals during the week when you cannot make it to the Saturday market.

Yes we are affiliated with The Market Hub on Interlake!. This is our sister store and the place to find local creatives sharing food items they love cooking & baking. Interlake is our Food store where you can get grab and go foods, local farmers and ranchers for meat and produce, baked goods, seasonings, sauces, pastas, honey and so much more. So stroll from one store to the other and stop by the other local shops in Downtown Lake Placid along the way.

Making Downtown a walkable shopping experience ;)