Cultivating a Pop-Up Shop Ecosystem

We take the guesswork out of creating pop-up shops for retail founders + space owners ready to reimagine what’s possible. Through project management, education and community-building, we help brands grow their businesses + municipalities empower their local economies with innovative pop-up retail initiatives.

Sparking creative retail collaborations among brands, spaces and neighborhoods.

GROWING BRANDS + BUSINESSES

Helping entrepreneurs build and grow their businesses is our passion. By providing educational resources, pop-up opportunities and access to a professional, collaborative community, we equip founders with the knowledge, resources and connections they need to make their retail dreams a reality.

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ACTIVATING RETAIL
SPACES

We work with developers, landlords and property owners to activate vacant storefronts, reimagine underutilized spaces and find innovative ways to create a compelling consumer destination. We work across a wide range of formats, from pop-ups and pop-ins to mobile retail and collectives.

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TRANSFORMING RETAIL DISTRICTS

We partner with economic development offices, municipalities and public and private stakeholders to revitalize storefronts and commercial hubs. Our Project: Pop-Up initiatives reinvigorate cities and towns. From creating retail incubators to the many moving parts, our spaces become a vibrant addition to each local community.

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Wondering what a pop-up shop can do for your brand?

Check out our free webinar, The Power of a Pop-Up, covering five tried and true pop-up models we’ve seen hundreds of brands use to boost their brands and their bottom lines.

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C Street @ Iron Works Pop-Up Village

Summer pop-up village in South Boston, MA

Canal District Kendall Winter Market

A two-day boutique market featuring local brands, artists and artisanal food makers in the heart of Cambridge’s Kendall Square.

V-Day on the Greenway

Valentine’s Day pop-up village on the Rose Kennedy Greenway in Boston, MA

Project: Pop-Up Program

Project: Pop-Up is a publicly-funded initiative created to revitalize storefronts and commercial hubs. With financial and professional support, Project: Pop-Up offers retailers, designers, artists and food purveyors a chance to take their concepts for a brick and mortar test drive.

Hobbs Brook Holiday Office Market

Holiday market at Hobbs Brook Real Estate’s Mainspring campus in Waltham, MA

Peruse pictures and get inspired by a selection of our most raved about pop-up retail activations.

PROJECT PORTFOLIO

What our collaborators have to say:

“As always, it's a great pleasure to work with you and your team - you all do such an amazing job taking care of all the little details and working your tails off to promote and execute such flawless events!”

— Ian Ash, French Press Candle Co.

@frenchpresscandleco

“The chance to connect with fellow entrepreneurs and showcase my products at the market was invaluable, and I believe such collaborations are essential for the growth of small businesses like mine.”

— Lasha Yarde, ButtaH Beauty

“I seriously can't speak highly enough of Project Pop-Up. The concept, the management, and the relationships I have built through them - everything is simply great! Not only great, but needed in the vendor/small entrepreneur communities. Kudos for their work, dedication, and kindness. It takes a village (make sure your village is made up of good and hard-working people).”

— Carla Shaw, Carla Shaw Fashion

@carlashawfashion