Talk:Pop-up retail

Sudden popularity of "pop-up"
The article has no reference needs a reference to the sudden expansion of pop-up retailing. The article says that the first one opened in the early '90's and that's it.

Perhaps, it's just here in Australia but all of a sudden post-2009 there seems to be an explosion of stores which call themselves 'pop-up' and newspaper articles that reference them. They seem to be something of a trend. This article gives you some idea. http://www.thevine.com.au/life/food/melbourne%27s-pop_up-food-fetish--20120216.aspx

What I would like to point out is that before about 2008 I don't think there was a single 'pop-up' store here and I doubt there were many overseas. The article states there have been around since 1990 and no reference to a sudden boom. Can someone more adept than me prove me right/wrong? (Mshara1 (talk) 06:41, 16 February 2012 (UTC))

Usage in neighbourhood renewal
I came to this page to learn more about pop-up stores in the context of urban renewal. I heard about them in the context of "The Better Block" (http://betterblock.org/). I don't know enough to write about it myself...

There's also a connection to pop-up studios, also used for urban renewal, e.g. http://www.brokencitylab.org/blog/storefront-residencies-for-social-innovation-launch-june-11-2010/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by LisaDusseault (talk • contribs) 19:41, 2 November 2012 (UTC)

Go-Vacant Bias
This article is inconsistent with Wikipedia's policy of non-bias.

The historical background of Pop-Up retail has been detailed, with edits undone. Verifiable edits of historical context continue to be removed in an apparent attempt to establish "Go Vacant" as the pioneer of the industry which is simply inaccurate in the the very definition of what a Pop-Up store or venue is, temporary in nature. Media images are also attached supporting/promoting Go Vacant.

As an industry vet with with almost 20 years of retail business development and leasing experience the bias and inaccuracies of the article are easily recognized as the article has seemingly been designed as a marketing tool for Go-Vacant versus a true historical account of the business which began in the within the commercial shopping center industry, malls most specifically, when The Rouse Company introduced temporary/seasonal retail venues within the shopping center industry in Boston as the iconic Faneuil Hall.

In 1997 I was employed within the shopping center industry engaged specifically with responsibilities in "temporary leasing or specialty retail" as it was refereed to until the term "pop-up" became popularized early 2000's.

While Go Vacant possibly could be credited with popularizing the term by no means did they "pioneer" the industry. Companies like Walden Books, Hickory Farms, Calendar Club, World of Science, Christmas on the Mall, Peoples Pottery, etc. (just to name a few) all had longstanding "pop-up" retail programs well before the existence of "GoVacant". — Preceding unsigned comment added by Txddbxrtxn (talk • contribs) 19:29, 29 April 2015 (UTC)

Original Research
There is a lot of original research that lacks correct citing of sources in the article. I think it would be a good idea to find the sources and correctly cite them within the article. Also, some of the text can be updated to more recent examples of pop-up retailers that have opened and closed within the past year. Lythammari (talk) 19:45, 4 February 2018 (UTC)

1298?
I’ve deleted the claim that pop-up retail was invented in Vienna in 1298 because it’s bollocks: first, pop-up retail is not the same thing as Christmas markets, and second, the source provided (this, from the Austrian Tourist Board) doesn’t mention pop-up retail; it doesn’t even claim that Vienna held the first Christmas market ever, only that 1298 was the first one there. I've also flagged the whole paragraph for relevance; isn't it off-topic? Moonraker12 (talk) 17:57, 10 November 2023 (UTC)