National pop up forum

Pop up spaceIndustry experts including Popupspace, We are Pop Up, The Empty Shops Network and StartUp Britain have teamed up to form a national Pop Up Forum. One of the Forum’s first campaigns is to urge administrators to allow them to turn empty Jessops and HMV stores into pop up shops for small businesses.

Properties occupied by companies in administration can sit empty for many months, and Forum members hope a lifting of red tape will allow schemes similar to PopUp Britain to flourish. The Richmond shop operated by PopUp Britain has seen 60 new businesses so far take up space over the last 5 months.

Pop up shop for entrepreneurs

Department for Communities and Local Government HQThe Department for Communities and Local Government has today opened a pop up shop offering low rent retail space to up and coming businesses. The shop is based in their headquarters near to Victoria station in London.

Every two weeks, six different new business start ups will move in, sharing costs and offering their products to the public. Ministers hope that the scheme will provide a blueprint for using empty floorspace in town centres across Britain.

Popupspace attended the launch event and announced a forthcoming partnership with PopUp Britain, who are managing the space. Together we will offer property consultancy services to town teams, local authorities, landlords and entrepreneurs, enabling similar schemes to pop up all over the UK.

Communities secretary Eric Pickles said: “We are absolutely determined to support the high street and we know pop-ups are a great way to bring empty shops back to life and get new businesses going.

It will also showcase how we can unleash more of our best and brightest young entrepreneurs onto the country’s high streets.”

Animal Art Fair pop up gallery

TAAF PopupChris Wright, Ian Edwards, Veda Hallowes and Rosalie Johnson are the artists that are currently exhibiting their work at the new Animal Art Fair pop up gallery in London.

Prices start at £60 and pieces for sale include anything from prints to life size bronzes. The exhibition aims to provide beautiful and accessible art work for all and is open until 21st November.

The Gallery is located at 5 Park Walk, London SW10 0AJ with the location sourced by the team here at Popupspace.

Rotten homes pop up!

Rotten Homes - ShelterBrand Agency Amplify and housing charity Shelter set up a pop up estate agency in Liverpool last week to draw attention to the presence of rogue landlords in the city.

The idea behind the event was to get 1,500 signatures on a petition to get the newly elected City Mayor to address the issues and to ensure safe, decent housing for all, with the team here at Popupspace sourcing this prominent city location.

 

 

 


                

                
            

                                

                

                    
Playstation Vita pop up shops

                

                

                	
Playstation has opened a series of pop up shops – all locations sourced by the team here at Popupspace – to celebrate the launch of the new Vita handheld console.  We’ll announce the London pop up soon, but in the meantime check out these photos of the Manchester and Glasgow pop up shops.


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Ebay pop up Christmas boutique

                

                

                	
The Ebay Christmas pop up shopThe Ebay Christmas Boutique has opened in Dean Street in the heart of London’s Soho.  The pop up location was sourced by the team here at Popupspace.com for our client Push UK, the brand agency behind Ebay’s very first physical store in the UK.


Shoppers can choose from over 350 items for sale, all tagged with QR codes which customers with smartphones can scan to buy via their online Ebay basket.  Customers new to Ebay can use one of the in-store tablets to set up an Ebay account and make their purchases.


The boutique is split into three sections: his, hers and family.  In a twist on the usual Ebay shopping experience, everything on sale is brand new and sold at a fixed price for delivery to the customer’s home.


The store promises “no queues, no bags, no stress” – shoppers who like the sound of this can check out the Ebay Christmas Boutique between 1st and 5th December at 34-35 Dean Street, Soho, London.


 

                

                
            

                                

                

                    
Kirin Ichiban Pop Up Yatai Restaurant

                

                

                	
The Kirin Ichiban Pop Up YataiJapanese beer brand Kirin Ichiban has announced the launch of its “pop up Yatai” in association with top chefs from London sushi restaurant Yashin.


The pop up location was sourced by the team here at Popupspace.com for our client, brand agency Be Communications.  The Yatai will be open between 3rd and 8th August at the Truman Brewery’s Dray Walk Gallery in Brick Lane.


The Yatai will serve a selection of quality, traditional ‘Kushiage’ dishes – until now hard to find in the UK.  The Japanese deep fired skewer delicacies will be accompanied by a bottle of Kirin beer for around £5 and food enthusiasts will have the choice of over ten tasty combinations from the Japanese street menu.


To read more about the pop up Yatai – and to make a booking – visit the Kirin First Cut website.


 

                

                
            

                                

                

                    
Child of Eden videogame pop up shop now open

                

                

                	
A pop up shop to promote the launch of new videogame Child of Eden is now open in Dean Street in the heart of London’s Soho.  The shop location was sourced and a short lease negotiated by us at Popupspace.com.  Our client is leading communications agency thefield.


The pop up shop, which will be open until 22nd June, features demonstration rooms where gaming fans can play the game on 60 inch plasma screens, complete with state of the art surround sound and ABMX lighting, which projects colouts from the game onto the wall. Chris Dawson, managing director of thefield, said:


“We have created an environment that truly reflects the game’s visceral and immersive characteristics. Playing the game here is a jaw dropping sensory roller coaster ride that needs to be experienced to be believed!”


A video of the making of the pop up shop can be seen here.

                

                
            

                                

                

                    
Pop Up Insurance is launched

                

                

                	
18th November sees the launch of a brand new retail insurance product aimed at short term commercial tenants.  Pop Up Insurance, underwritten by one of the UK’s largest insurance providers, has been developed by our team here at Popupspace.com, working with independent insurance broker WB Baxter Limited.


We believe the exciting new facility is the first of its kind.  Traditionally retail insurance has been available only on an annual policy basis, meaning tenants with shorter leases have been charged annual policy premiums.  Pop Up Insurance is tailored to the needs of the  pop up tenant market and offers unique advantages to anyone occupying business premises on short lease terms.


Premiums start at a very low level for the minimum one month period of cover, making prices far more competitive than the traditional annual retail insurance policies.   Visit Popupspace.com to find out more and ask for a quote.