WORLD’S FIRST PLASTIC FREE POP-UP
Ekoplaza, an eco-supermarket chain from the Netherlands, released the world's first plastic-free pop-up. Ekoplaza LAB lopened next to the Jan Pieter Heijestraat store of Ekoplaza in Amsterdam (the Netherlands). It offers 680 products wrapped in paper, cardboard, and other ecological alternatives certification. The products are organic meat, rice, sauces, cheese and dairy, fruits and vegetables. // Reducing pollution in the oceans Frans Timmermans, the European Commission's vice president, told reporters in January 2018: "If we do not do anything about it, in 50 years, we will have more plastic than fish in the oceans." Indeed, if we don't do something today to contrast waters' pollution,
Go—PopUp acquires NextSalesroom
Worldwide demand for Pop-up stores continues to grow. NextSaleroom, Austria's leading pop-up stores marketplace, has been acquired by Go—PopUp. Nextsalesroom had generated a strong demand and supply for temporary spaces over the last years in Austria, offering a variety of top places for their clients. With this acquisition, Go—PopUp strengthens the role as a global player and leader in commercial short-term rentals, offering more than 7500 spaces in 10 different countries. Vienna, the home base of nextSalesroom, is highly claimed by international retailers; occupying the 13th place in the ranking of the most popular retail expansion destinations in the world. This is partially due to