Students to host pop-up boutique, support Habitat for Humanity…..read full article

Simply awesome pop-up store factory in Miami. 

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Inside Miami’s The District Factory Pop-Up Shop/Exhibit (PHOTOS)

District Factory

Online stores are proving to be exciting new adopters of the pop-up idea by creating limited edition products or collections. Similarly, unique partnerships are becoming a fascinating component of flash retail both online and in brick and mortar operations. Themed shops featuring independent makers, charity tie-ins and bloggers/tastemakers becoming retail curators – the new niches are thrilling. Read the full article

 Any and all lists of best retailers starts with The Apple Store: $7,500 per square foot in an average location…read full article.

Ms. Nichol’s company, The Latest Scoop, opens retail outlets for just five months a year. It operates furniture and clothing stores that appear in different locations for short periods of time. Using what Ms. Nichol calls “planned spontaneity,” the stores become events in themselves.

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Founded last December by marketing consultant Rachel Shechtman, STORY is a very special kind of retail space. Every four to eight weeks, the store is completely renovated — its walls, decor, and merchandise are changed to reflect a new theme. Read the full story here. 

Sephora, the leading beauty specialty retailer, has partnered with Pantone to present the first Sephora + Pantone Universe beauty collection, featuring the 2012 Color of the Year Pantone 17-1463 Tangerine Tango. To celebrate the launch, Sephora envisioned a mobile pop-up shop shaped as the iconic Pantone Color Guide…..read the full post here.