Along with personal technology, communications, health metrics, and romance, retail and shopping has evolved. Market share is now split more evenly between online and physical brick-and-mortar, because there is a necessity in having both. Rather than investing in semi-permanent spaces and responding with a lead time of 12-18 months, pop-up retail has become a solution to empty storefronts in many cities around the world, as a way to showcase online-only brands or niche products, for a limited time, and for limited investment.
Point-of-sale technologies like Square and Shopify have flattened the barriers to taking credit and debit payments for small merchants, to boot.
First and foremost, I love to shop. I also care about the success and vibrancy of Tampa’s urban fabric. My first pop-up retail experience was made possible with free, unused space, and a handful of local vendors I count as friends. The second brush will be a more organized and neatly executed event, with 10-15 local vendors.
See below for an overview of both events, and e-mail me with inquiries.
Tampa Makers Market (February, 2015)
The Makers Market comes to Hyde Park on Valentine’s Day, 2015
Along with Tona Bell of The Paper Seahorse, I will host The Makers Market on February 14, 2015. Look for more details to come; click here for the preview post.
1901 (August 2014)
1901: A pop-up shop by Remarqed
“1901”, at 1901 East 7th Avenue in Ybor City, featured local brands and businesses over a four-day pop-up shop event, including:
- Ella Bing: bow ties, accessories, made locally!
- Vinyl Lover: gently-used vinyl records for your retro spinning pleasure
- CoDesignment: pre-owned urban menswear from brands like Diesel, Burberry, and Zara
- Artisan Crafted Edibles: French macarons, pastries, & event cakes by Mark Brokaw
The soft opening was Thursday evening August 7th, with a grand opening Friday August 8th. The shop was open during the daytime on Saturday and Sunday, August 9th and 10th.
Questions? E-mail.
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Grand opening night at the 1901 pop-up
Zach Pieri en cravate, purchasing an Ella Bing bow tie (or two?)
Mannequins are a precious commodity, this one came from the Tampa Nordstrom renovation
The Artisan Crafted Edibles layout; Dustin Rowland and Will Alexander
Nick Mack, inquiring on an Ella Bing belt
Artisan Crafted Edibles, as presented by patron Antoinina Watkins
Ella Bing, made in Tampa Bay
Vinyl Lover Used Records helped deliver timeless wall art for the event
Peeking ahead of Thursday’s opening
Ybor City at dusk during humid and wet August
Patrons converse during Thursday night’s soft opening
My attempt at a window display
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