The first great industry was woolen cloth making. People could have two jobs such as; one might deal in banking, and might also be a lawyer. The people shifted to a money economy.
The Medicis became one of the wealthiest families in Italy. With them Florence became richer than the largest kingdoms in Europe.
One market center was the Mercato Vecchio. In this market you could buy items like vegetables, fruit, bread, fish, meat, medicine, and shoes. This place was crowded, noisy, and smelly. Another market was Mercato Nuovo.
The Mercato Nuovo was bulit in the mid 1500's for the center of cloth, and banking industries. Ther was no food or weapons sold in the market. It was very diffrent from the Marcato Vecchio because it was very clean, but in the Mercato Nuovo commerce was highly regarded in Flourance. It became one largest market places in Europe