Pop-ups spark life into our economy.

This Saturday, 4th Oct we launch Middletown Coffee Co. with a pop-up shop in Good Folk, Ballymena. We can’t wait to share their space with them for one day and meet the people of Ballymena as we serve beautiful coffee and other lovely treats.

But, pop-up shops aren’t a very common occurrence in our hometown of Ballymena… we believe they could and maybe should be…

Here’s a few recent findings that get us excited about our own pop-up and the possibility of similar initiatives in our town in the future…

A retail revolution, stimulated during the recession, is gathering pace and is on course to contribute £2.1bn to the economy this year, a study forecasts.

Pop-up retailing, instant outlets set up in temporary shops, operating from stalls or empty spaces, has been among the fastest growing sectors in the business.

More than 9,400 stores employing 23,400 now qualify for the pop-up designation, according to the study by EE, the digital communications business and CEBR, the economic consultancy.

Read the full news article on The Telegraph website here. [from July 2014]

We want to bring a breath of fresh air to Ballymoney Street this weekend with our pop-up and, we’d love to see more people do the same around our town. Check out this link to see how people are using pop-up shops around the rest of the world to spark life into their businesses and the streets around their own towns & cities.

Come and say hi this Saturday….