Cincinnati retail will receive an innovative twist this holiday season with the opening of the region's first pop-up shop in Over-the-Rhine on November 26. As a short term, high profile retail venue, pop-up shops offer customers a new way to experience local businesses and products, and offer an ideal way to find unique goods. This year, holiday shoppers will be able to visit the temporary location at 1213 Vine Street and buy products from a variety of locally owned businesses.
Pop-up shops have gained in popularity in large cities such as New York and Los Angeles, and are benefitting from holiday foot traffic in walkable neighborhoods across the country. They have proven to be perfect destinations for smaller vendors who might otherwise find the cost of a traditional storefront prohibitive, and also encourage a more interactive shopping experience. Over-the-Rhine has proven to be the perfect spot for independent business opportunities, and the pop-up shop will add another dimension for the discerning holiday shopper.
Local patrons of the already bustling retail community in Over-the Rhine as well as first-time shoppers will be pleased to see products ranging from the hand-crafted truffles of Chocolats Latour to rock posters designed by Newport's
Powerhouse Factories. Locally produced clocks, coasters, and magnets will be available from
Studio Vertu, and the design duo behind
Artfully Disheveled will offer a selection of accessories for the well-dressed man.
Colin Groth, co-owner of Cincinnati-themed apparel company
Nati Evolvement, sees their involvement in the pop-up shop as a way to bring energy and excitement to the downtown area during the holiday season.
"The pop up shop is a fantastic addition this year and a great chance to showcase small and locally owned businesses who may not have a retail presence of their own," Groth said. "This is a great chance for Nati Evolvement to have a single retail location that showcases all of our products. Our company is all about the Cincinnati community so we also hope to use our portion of the space to highlight some of the other great initiatives and start-ups that our group is involved in, and to get people engaged even after they get home."
The pop-up shop will run for nine days over four weekends through December 19th, and will be located at 1213 Vine Street in Over-the-Rhine. More details, as well as hours for the shop, can be found
here.
Writer: Kelly Carpe
Photography by Scott Beseler.
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