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Cheap Retail Space

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  • 01-09-2012 11:32am
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    jah718
    Registered Users Posts: 39 ✭


    I have a product that I think will be very successful.

    It will not take up much space so I will only need a small retail space.

    I do need it to be in a busy place with heavy passing footfall. I will be looking for space ideally in a shopping centre and ideally in Dublin.

    Thanks for your help!
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    The Guvnor
    Registered Users Posts: 2,800 ✭✭✭The Guvnor


    Would a mobile unit in a shopping centre be your best bet?


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    Celeron Media
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    I have a product that I think will be very successful.

    It will not take up much space so I will only need a small retail space.

    I do need it to be in a busy place with heavy passing footfall. I will be looking for space ideally in a shopping centre and ideally in Dublin.

    Thanks for your help!

    So you are basically looking for a pop-up shop to test the waters with a new product. Ring up some shopping centres and inquire about lease for a stall or marquee. But to be honest, the rent ain't cheap on the grounds of a shopping centre and you also have a lot of restrictions for what you can and cannot sell as to not compete with the high street stores.


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    Lplated
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    1) Make list of shopping centres in greater dublin area.
    2) Use google to get phone no.s/means of contact with Centre managers.
    3) Contact said people with this query.
    4) Consider options ....
    5) Open shop and make big monies :D

    Is this for the same business as your other new thread?


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    Atlantic Dawn
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    Try it out first somewhere very low cost like a car boot sale or local market, you will pay very little for a full days trading and will really get a feel on whether the product can be a success or not and if you have it prices correctly.


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    The Guvnor
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    Dundrum is very expensive for this - perhaps a smaller centre first would be easier and in effect less hassle?


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    RATM
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    Charlestown Shopping Center in Finglas allows casual traders one day a week, presumably only if they carry products the main shops don't. I think on a Thursday or Friday. Footfall would be no-where near what Dundrum gets but neither would the price of renting a short term stall.

    Seen an Asian kid there last week selling bespoke individually designed iPhone covers which he could make on the spot from any picture using a special printer Not my sort of thing but he had a queue coming from his stall so fair play to him.


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    bobbymoore1
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    Why not ask a retail store head office can you stock your product for 1 month and sell onto them at a promotional rate?

    Every big store has monthly promotions and most of them are to test new products.

    Worth a try in my opinion. Plus cheaper as you won't have to fork out to a large shopping centre.


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