Thursday, November 12, 2009

Pop-Up Stores Provide Lucrative Alternative For Small Businesses

by: Black Enterprise www.blackenterprise.com


Savvy entrepreneurs and larger retailers are opening up temporary stores, or "pop-ups" in empty storefronts, simultaneously boosting their brand and bottom line. The stores can last anywhere from a few days to a few months. And with the U.S. retail vacancy rate at 7.6%, for the third quarter of 2009, compared with 6.4% for the third quarter of 2008, according CoStar Group, Inc.-- and the holidays just around the corner-- now might be the best time to take advantage of the weak commercial real estate market.


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