Pop-Up Stores Fill Retail Space As Vacancies Hit Decade Highs
Posted on November 11, 2009 at 18:56 PM EST
Pop-up stores are sprouting like mushrooms as the holiday shopping season approaches. And just as mushrooms feed off dead plants, pop-up stores arise from the vacant locations of dead retailers. Pop-up stores are temporary stores that remain open for several months or less, usually during peak shopping seasons. Vacancies at regional malls nationwide are at their highest level in at least a decade. Real estate research firm Reis says 8.6% of