{"id":6971,"date":"2018-05-22T13:57:39","date_gmt":"2018-05-22T13:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.thestorefront.com\/?p=6971"},"modified":"2019-03-17T14:49:44","modified_gmt":"2019-03-17T14:49:44","slug":"how-retail-collective-platform-is-cashing-in-on-the-pop-up-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thestorefront.com\/mag\/how-retail-collective-platform-is-cashing-in-on-the-pop-up-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"How Retail Collective \u2018Platform\u2019 is Cashing in on the Pop-Up Economy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Platform is a retail collective that&#8217;s fast become an arts, culture and wellness center, welcoming many independent brands, retailers and creative entrepreneurs. Since its inception, the shopping center was focused on leasing for both short and long-term, helping many young brands and e-commerce companies get their start in brick-and-mortar and be amongst this burgeoning scene. Curating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestorefront.com\/pop-up-shop?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=How%20To\">pop-up shops<\/a> alongside longstanding retailers has allowed Platform to both stay relevant and make sure it has its finger on the pulse of the community and the many artists and designers that come to visit and buy. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plus, many designers are taking note. Janessa Leone, co-founder of The Edit was one of the first brands to rent a pop-up space at Platform, and is now opening up her own. \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Platform as a whole is a very young, fast-moving agile community&#8230;we want to band together as a community to create enriching store units,\u201d she tells <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wwd.com\/fashion-news\/fashion-scoops\/pop-up-economy-citizens-of-humanity-janessa-leone-partner-at-platform-1202672231\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WWD<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6972\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6972\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6972 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thestorefront.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/poketo-at-platform-3-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thestorefront.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/poketo-at-platform-3-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thestorefront.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/poketo-at-platform-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thestorefront.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/poketo-at-platform-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thestorefront.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/poketo-at-platform-3-810x540.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.thestorefront.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/poketo-at-platform-3-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.thestorefront.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/poketo-at-platform-3-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/www.thestorefront.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/poketo-at-platform-3.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6972\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Platform<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em><strong>We spoke with \u00a0Erin Mavian, Chief Operations Officer at Runyon Group who leases PLATFORM\u2019s spaces, to dish on its success and why brands love popping up there.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>What has been your experience with brands looking to pop-up at Platform?<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Erin Mavian<\/em>: As part of Runyon Group, we specialize in working with best-in-class, independent merchants, emerging designers, rising culinary concepts and unique businesses that offer personal services within the health and wellness realms.\u00a0<\/span>So, when visiting PLATFORM, you\u2019ll never see a Starbucks or shops found in malls or mass markets. \u00a0With all our projects, both properties we own and consult on, 80% of leases signed, whether long or short-term, are through our own research and outreach (the remaining 20% are through referrals or knowledge of the area or project).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7072\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7072\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7072\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thestorefront.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Platform-Bird-1038-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thestorefront.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Platform-Bird-1038-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thestorefront.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Platform-Bird-1038-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thestorefront.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Platform-Bird-1038-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thestorefront.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Platform-Bird-1038-810x540.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.thestorefront.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Platform-Bird-1038-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.thestorefront.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Platform-Bird-1038-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7072\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Platform<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><b>What kinds of brands were mostly looking to pop-up?<br \/>\n<\/b><em>E.M: <\/em><b>We receive dozens of pop-up inquiries every month<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and those writing us are a true range from brands that have yet to launch to something you would see in your local mall. \u00a0Since we work a bit differently, we love bringing international brands and businesses that have yet to have any presence in the US or direct to consumer brands that live exclusively online.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span><strong>ADAY and The Arrivals<\/strong> were two pop-ups that are a perfect example of this.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7068\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7068\" style=\"width: 683px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7068\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thestorefront.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Platform-Bird-1034-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thestorefront.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Platform-Bird-1034-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.thestorefront.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Platform-Bird-1034-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thestorefront.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Platform-Bird-1034-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thestorefront.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Platform-Bird-1034-810x1215.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.thestorefront.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Platform-Bird-1034-1140x1710.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7068\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Platform<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><b> Any specific case studies to share so far? Such as brands that had much success in using these spaces for short-term?<br \/>\n<\/b><em>E.M:\u00a0<\/em><b>Brands that have a tight-knit community and genuine connection to their customers are always the most successful at popping up. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Catbird from Williamsburg Brooklyn is the perfect example. They have an incredible customer base and diehard fans who all came out to visit during their pop-up store at PLATFORM.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><b>Programming and events are also extremely important and we typically require at least one event per month for each pop-up store.<\/b> \u00a0It can be anything as simple as hosting a happy hour in the space, organizing a meet-and-greet with the owner or designer or partnering with a like minded brand to collaborate and launch a product or service during the pop-up store.\u00a0<b>We\u2019ve found that any opportunity to cross-promote businesses, especially when they are there short-term, yields greater foot traffic and the opportunity to expand the brands customer base and overall presence.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6974\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6974\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6974 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thestorefront.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/PLATFORMatNight-1002-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thestorefront.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/PLATFORMatNight-1002-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thestorefront.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/PLATFORMatNight-1002-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thestorefront.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/PLATFORMatNight-1002-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thestorefront.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/PLATFORMatNight-1002-810x540.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.thestorefront.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/PLATFORMatNight-1002-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.thestorefront.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/PLATFORMatNight-1002-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6974\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Plaftorm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestorefront.com\/?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=How%20To\">Looking for the best space for your next pop-up event?\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Platform is a retail collective that&#8217;s fast become an arts, culture and wellness center, welcoming many independent brands, retailers and creative entrepreneurs. 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