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Fashion Network
18-07-2025
- Business
- Fashion Network
Lone Design Club launches 'Airbnb of pop-up retail'
Known for its inventive ways of providing fledgling or digital centric businesses with a first taste of physical retail, Lone Design Club has now launched Revolving Spaces, a tech-driven, Airbnb-style letting platform that 'simplifies and scales short-term retail'. Now in its sixth year and with over 110 curated pop-ups and 10,000+ brand activations under its belt, LDC said the new 'landlord-first tech platform' is built to 'unlock the hidden potential of underutilised commercial space from vacant units and rooftops to foyers and media zones'. It's a purpose-built SaaS platform that automates lead generation, leasing, onboarding, payments, and brand engagement through a central, landlord-branded portal."What once took hours of manual outreach is now streamlined through a tech-powered, white-label system', LDC said. Noting that one in three brands are now using pop-ups in a market on track to hit £80 billion by 2028, Revolving Spaces 'opens doors for brands to activate high street spaces faster, smarter, and on their own terms'. It's quick to point out that this 'isn't another listing marketplace… Revolving Spaces is a fully branded, automated lead generation and commercialisation engine designed to help landlords activate assets hands-free, while giving brands seamless access to prime real estate'. Built out of Lone Design Club's own need (it was running up to five pop-ups a month with 80+ brands), Revolving Spaces 'cuts operational effort by 80% and boosts booking speed by 50%', it claims. Integrated messaging, automated bookings, and CRM functionality "simplify brand interactions', while real-time performance analytics offer insights into sales, footfall, and engagement. The result is a claimed 30% revenue uplift in Year 1, 50% faster vacancy turnaround, and 45% less admin burden. Hammerson, Ingka Centres (IKEA) and others have so far adopted the scheme. The platform was initially piloted by commercial property giant Landsec at its St David's Cardiff shopping centre under the leadership of then-head of Asset Management Nicholas Porter, who has since joined Lone Design Club as Strategic Advisor. He said: 'Revolving Spaces enhances landlords' operational efficiency, enabling them to attract a diverse mix of brands creating a dynamic 'revolving door' of relevant, rent-paying tenants that often exceed ERV. Managed via the platform, this boosts income, supports valuation growth, and supplies landlords with valuable R&D insights that pinpoint the next high-growth brands and unlocks further opportunities for store openings, pop-ups, brand activations, and media spend. Rebecca Morter, CEO & founder of Lone Design Club, added: 'Landlords today need smarter ways to unlock revenue without adding pressure to stretched teams. Built from the ground up by operators, it automates the messy, manual work of short-term leasing and connects landlords directly with a pipeline of 10,000+ ready-to-go brands. We're not just simplifying the process we're changing the model. This is about future-proofing portfolios, filling space faster, and reshaping how retail and real estate work together.'
Fashion Network
18-07-2025
- Business
- Fashion Network
Lone Design Club launches 'Airbnb of pop-up retail'
Noting that one in three brands are now using pop-ups in a market on track to hit £80 billion by 2028, Revolving Spaces 'opens doors for brands to activate high street spaces faster, smarter, and on their own terms'. It's quick to point out that this 'isn't another listing marketplace… Revolving Spaces is a fully branded, automated lead generation and commercialisation engine designed to help landlords activate assets hands-free, while giving brands seamless access to prime real estate'. Built out of Lone Design Club's own need (it was running up to five pop-ups a month with 80+ brands), Revolving Spaces 'cuts operational effort by 80% and boosts booking speed by 50%', it claims. Integrated messaging, automated bookings, and CRM functionality "simplify brand interactions', while real-time performance analytics offer insights into sales, footfall, and engagement. The result is a claimed 30% revenue uplift in Year 1, 50% faster vacancy turnaround, and 45% less admin burden. Hammerson, Ingka Centres (IKEA) and others have so far adopted the scheme. The platform was initially piloted by commercial property giant Landsec at its St David's Cardiff shopping centre under the leadership of then-head of Asset Management Nicholas Porter, who has since joined Lone Design Club as Strategic Advisor. He said: 'Revolving Spaces enhances landlords' operational efficiency, enabling them to attract a diverse mix of brands creating a dynamic 'revolving door' of relevant, rent-paying tenants that often exceed ERV. Managed via the platform, this boosts income, supports valuation growth, and supplies landlords with valuable R&D insights that pinpoint the next high-growth brands and unlocks further opportunities for store openings, pop-ups, brand activations, and media spend. Rebecca Morter, CEO & founder of Lone Design Club, added: 'Landlords today need smarter ways to unlock revenue without adding pressure to stretched teams. Built from the ground up by operators, it automates the messy, manual work of short-term leasing and connects landlords directly with a pipeline of 10,000+ ready-to-go brands. We're not just simplifying the process we're changing the model. This is about future-proofing portfolios, filling space faster, and reshaping how retail and real estate work together.'
Fashion Network
18-07-2025
- Business
- Fashion Network
Lone Design Club launches 'Airbnb of pop-up retail'
Known for its inventive ways of providing fledgling or digital centric businesses with a first taste of physical retail, Lone Design Club has now launched Revolving Spaces, a tech-driven, Airbnb-style letting platform that 'simplifies and scales short-term retail'. Now in its sixth year and with over 110 curated pop-ups and 10,000+ brand activations under its belt, LDC said the new 'landlord-first tech platform' is built to 'unlock the hidden potential of underutilised commercial space from vacant units and rooftops to foyers and media zones'. It's a purpose-built SaaS platform that automates lead generation, leasing, onboarding, payments, and brand engagement through a central, landlord-branded portal."What once took hours of manual outreach is now streamlined through a tech-powered, white-label system', LDC said. Noting that one in three brands are now using pop-ups in a market on track to hit £80 billion by 2028, Revolving Spaces 'opens doors for brands to activate high street spaces faster, smarter, and on their own terms'. It's quick to point out that this 'isn't another listing marketplace… Revolving Spaces is a fully branded, automated lead generation and commercialisation engine designed to help landlords activate assets hands-free, while giving brands seamless access to prime real estate'. Built out of Lone Design Club's own need (it was running up to five pop-ups a month with 80+ brands), Revolving Spaces 'cuts operational effort by 80% and boosts booking speed by 50%', it claims. Integrated messaging, automated bookings, and CRM functionality "simplify brand interactions', while real-time performance analytics offer insights into sales, footfall, and engagement. The result is a claimed 30% revenue uplift in Year 1, 50% faster vacancy turnaround, and 45% less admin burden. Hammerson, Ingka Centres (IKEA) and others have so far adopted the scheme. The platform was initially piloted by commercial property giant Landsec at its St David's Cardiff shopping centre under the leadership of then-head of Asset Management Nicholas Porter, who has since joined Lone Design Club as Strategic Advisor. He said: 'Revolving Spaces enhances landlords' operational efficiency, enabling them to attract a diverse mix of brands creating a dynamic 'revolving door' of relevant, rent-paying tenants that often exceed ERV. Managed via the platform, this boosts income, supports valuation growth, and supplies landlords with valuable R&D insights that pinpoint the next high-growth brands and unlocks further opportunities for store openings, pop-ups, brand activations, and media spend. Rebecca Morter, CEO & founder of Lone Design Club, added: 'Landlords today need smarter ways to unlock revenue without adding pressure to stretched teams. Built from the ground up by operators, it automates the messy, manual work of short-term leasing and connects landlords directly with a pipeline of 10,000+ ready-to-go brands. We're not just simplifying the process we're changing the model. This is about future-proofing portfolios, filling space faster, and reshaping how retail and real estate work together.'
BBC News
04-07-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Plans to demolish Birmingham Bull Ring market rejected
Plans to demolish a historic indoor market have been rejected for a third time, over concerns for its City Council's planning committee unanimously turned down proposals for the city's Bull Ring Indoor Market and said they wanted assurances the 900-year-old market would have a secure home in the coming proposals had been deferred on two previous occasions to allow talks to take officers said those discussions had been fruitful and resulted in an extension of their lease on the current location from September 2025 to March 2027 - but there was no guarantee about where traders would go after that. The market is located on the ground floor of Edgbaston Street Car Park, which is owned by property giant is run by Birmingham City Council and the local authority provides traders with their proposed development would have provided up to 745 apartments or up to 1,544 student bedrooms – or a combination of those uses. 'Sleepless night' Hammerson revealed plans for a temporary alternative market at the city's former wholesale market, to which traders would be was not enough to satisfy committee members, however, with councillor Lee Marsham saying he had a "sleepless night" knowing the application was coming up. "The market has a place in Birmingham's history," he said."There is a strong case to change the market and make it develop and thrive in new ways in the decades and centuries ahead."At the moment, I don't think this scheme in front of us is the scheme which is right for this city."Councillor Gareth Moore said he welcomed the extension of the lease, but remained concerned that it did not guarantee a temporary site would be available by March 2027."I don't think we have the guarantees that a 900-year-old market will be continuing," he said."If we had more of a concrete plan in terms of delivering that site, I'd be more inclined to support it." This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service which covers councils and other public service organisations. Follow BBC Birmingham on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BBC News
27-06-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Plans to demolish Birmingham market submitted for third time
Plans to demolish an historic indoor market have been recommended for approval after being submitted for a third revealed last year they wanted to bulldoze the Birmingham Bull Ring site to make way for proposed development, on Edgbaston Street, would provide up to 745 apartments, or about 1,500 student bedrooms, in the city traders have sold from the site for years, but that could end amid the plans, which go before city council planning committee members on 3 July, with officers suggesting they back the scheme. The market is located on the ground floor of Edgbaston Street Car Park, which is owned by property giant Hammerson. It is run by Birmingham City Council and the local authority provides traders with their have revealed plans for a temporary alternative market site at the location of the city's former wholesale market, to which traders would be plan would then see them relocate into a new permanent building within the wider development site there, for the indoor market were submitted for a second time in February, and were also recommended for approval. The council said it would submit an application for funding to secure the replacement markets, but some members were concerned the new space could not be guaranteed, and a decision was deferred. Ahead of the proposal being considered for a third time next week, an update within council documents said there was now "an increased level of certainty over future market provision".The update revealed that meetings between council leaders, applicant Hammerson and the firm behind the Smithfield development had secured an extension of the lease on the current indoor market until March provided the "necessary time" to deliver a temporary market ahead of the transition to a permanent one, the report council added a business case for funding had been approved by the Enterprise Zone Partnership Board, and would be presented to cabinet prior to a formal bid. The council added it was negotiating with Lendlease over delivering the temporary market and that the plan provided a "credible" way forward and continuity for traders. This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service which covers councils and other public service organisations. Follow BBC Birmingham on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
