▁an ▁area ▁of ▁almost ▁ 9 0 , 0 0 0 ▁sq ▁m . ▁and ▁over ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁permanent ▁sales ▁out lets . ▁ ▁History ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 9 0 s ▁with ▁the ▁collapse ▁of ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁b loc ▁and ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁of ▁Poland ▁and ▁the ▁liberal ization ▁of ▁trade ▁and ▁transformation ▁to ▁market ▁economy , ▁the ▁city ▁hall ▁was ▁searching ▁a ▁place ▁to ▁hold ▁a ▁ret ail ▁market ▁instead ▁of ▁the ▁existing ▁one ▁in ▁B ema ▁Street ▁which ▁has ▁became ▁to ▁small . ▁The ▁location ▁that ▁was ▁found ▁decided ▁was ▁the ▁former ▁har vest ▁square ▁in ▁K aw al ery j ska ▁street . ▁Due ▁to ▁concerns ▁from ▁the ▁ret ail ers ▁side ▁regarding ▁the ▁relative ▁distance ▁of ▁the ▁location ▁from ▁the ▁city ▁center , ▁the ▁authorities ▁made ▁a ▁commit ment ▁that ▁they ▁will ▁not ▁establish ▁another ▁market ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁center . ▁A ▁major ▁mark ▁point ▁was ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁the ▁year ▁the ▁trade ▁in ▁Bel arus ▁was ▁liberal ized , ▁a ▁step ▁that ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁growth ▁of ▁trade ▁and ▁activity ▁in ▁the ▁market . ▁The ▁years ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁saw ▁high ▁growth ▁and ▁thousands ▁of ▁cars ▁from ▁Lith u ania ▁and ▁Bel arus ▁arrived ▁to ▁sell ▁their ▁stock s . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁sl ump , ▁even ▁a ▁collapse ▁of ▁the ▁market ▁since ▁the ▁Polish ▁government ▁limited ▁cross - border ▁trade ▁by ▁introdu