Pre-COVID-19, “experiential retail” had been on the rise, as retailers looked to drive foot traffic and cut through the digital noise with everything from speakers’ series and networking mixers to trunk shows and in-store cafes. But as stores begin to reopen, activations like in-store events and high-touch services are off the table for the foreseeable future.

The wait to open is over for Denver businesses offering personal services and non-essential retail stores, like clothing boutiques.

Although more in-store installation than pop-up store, Coordination Asia’s House of Innovation (HOI) project in Shanghai has the typology’s hazy classification.

City administration will put forward a plan at Monday's city council meeting to allow more restaurants to temporarily spill out onto the sidewalk or the street outside their doors.

Like many other retailers across the world, Intime, China’s leading department-store chain, was adversely impacted by the novel coronavirus. Fortunately, Intime has been able to recover swiftly from pandemic-induced disruptions, thanks in large part to its robust digital infrastructure and omnichannel capabilities.

Good news: brick-and-mortar stores will still be relevant. Bad news: they need to be significantly revisited — and fast.

We would like to cordially invite you to the Black Dot Retail/Food Incubator info Session tomorrow May 13th, 2020 @ 1-3pm.

A Chicago-based event decor and design company created a pop-up gardening shop that utilizes dormant outdoor seating at city restaurants while infusing neighborhoods with indoor and outdoor trees, plants and flowers for sale.

It’s now May 31, 2021--one year after the highest and hardest hurdles during the COVID-19 pandemic and when most major cities in the United States reopened their economies and stores for business.

Takeaways and deliveries have provided a lifeline to thousands of restaurants across Britain, and many are giving back to their communities

The Zurich-based online marketplace POP UP SHOPS has successfully closed a seed funding round with several business angels including Heinz M. Schwyter, Proptech expert and former CEO of Homegate.

Demo of a automated pop-up retail solution.

In a world where everyone is turning to technology for answers, landlords have an opportunity to shake off out-dated approaches and transform the physical retail sector.

The Sustainable Food Center has launched a new program called the Neighborhood Pop-up Grocery Project to provide food relief in low-income areas of Austin by turning restaurant dining rooms into grocery markets.

Mobile mini marts are popping up all over repurposed hospital cafeterias operated by Cura Hospitality to help healthcare workers who can't get to the grocery store.

It's an excellent example showing how retail can be taken to campuses with a fun experience and result in measurable sales for the brand.

The impact of COVID-19 and the measurements that governments have taken to curb the spread of the coronavirus are dramatically disrupting our society and economy. Although approaches differ across countries, physical distancing is at the core of the measures and is expected to last until large-scale vaccination or a revolutionary treatment is in place.

Pop-up retail potentially offers ways for retailers to cut costs and maximize the effectiveness of their campaigns. It will be interesting to monitor how this situation plays out and see how retailers overcome this unprecedented financial hardship.

Originally set to launch via pop-up shows across the country this spring, Gutierrez was forced to reevaluate her launch schedule once COVID-19 hit.