Pop Ups: A Solution for Vacant Storefronts?
According to Springwise, a charity has been created in the UK whose sole purpose is to find not-for-profits who are willing to fill vacant commercial space on a temporary basis, keeping the storefronts active while providing the organizations with affordable space:
Pop-up spaces have graced our virtual pages many times in the past, and now we’ve come across a service which could pave the way for even more charity-based pop-ups. UK-based 3Space is a charity that helps other charities and social organizations make temporary use of empty commercial properties.
Many charities find it difficult to secure individual properties for a short period of time, with landlords preferring to make their spaces available on long-term contracts or reluctant to make individual properties available. By acting as an intermediary 3Space hopes to change this.
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