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An Airbnb for Retail Space Launches in NY
London-based Appear Here launched an Airbnb-like marketplace for retail space in New York. The platform matches vacant retail space with pop-up stores, and it has already lined up several major landlords, including Brookfield Property Partners and Simon Property Group.
The company is known for creating new “destinations,” by utilizing non-retail locations, such as an abandoned men’s restroom in a London subway station for a fashion-forward menswear shop last year.
The marketplace is expected to be a boost for the retail sector, which is facing retail consolidations and store closings, primarily as a result of consumers’ shifting to ecommerce shopping habits.
For landlords such as Brookfield, the strategy is to bring diversity to its retail spaces by adding pop-up stores in public areas, such as the Winter Garden at Manhattan’s Brookfield Place.
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