show & tell
holiday pop up shop
Celebrate 10 years of the Holiday Pop Up Shop with us as we set up shop inside the Ideation Lab at the Center for Craft in Downtown Asheville!
VENDOR AGREEMENT
Please read the information below before applying.
2024 HOLIDAY POP UP SHOP
November 29 - Dec 24
Ideation Lab at the Center for Craft
Downtown Asheville, NC
67 Broadway St, Asheville, NC 28801
SET UP
There are no booths! Vendors drop off your inventory and we'll transform the venue into a retail pop up shop with a central checkout - creating a curated boutique experience our shoppers have come to love.
Vendors do NOT have to be at the Pop Up Shop! Our team will merchandise, style, and work the entirety of the Pop Up Shop.
INVENTORY
We're looking for crafters, makers, artists, and collectors. We're ready to deck the halls with beautiful craft, design, and vintage goods.
Accepted vendors will be assigned a vendor ID. All products must be labeled with your Vendor ID and price. All vendors must supply the Pop Up Shop with a simple inventory spreadsheet - a valuable resource at the checkout. Templates and directions will be emailed upon acceptance.
Please note that vendors are accepted based on product pictures and descriptions submitted via your application. Any items not matching those descriptions dropped off will be placed at the discretion of the Pop Up Shop Team.
Labeled items must be delivered (mail or drop off) between November 19-20
Any unsold items will be returned to the vendor after the shop closes; pick up between December 30-31
Not local? We have an option for vendors to ship their inventory to us on or before the respective drop-off dates. If interested in this option, vendors will assume all postage charges to Show & Tell. After the end of the event, we will ship and pay for the return shipping.
Vendors are welcome to restock inventory, as well as bring us new items. We will keep an eye on inventory as it sells and will reach out when numbers are low.
FEES & PAYMENT
There are no fees to participate! Vendors agree to a consignment model with a 50/50 split
Accepted vendors will be notified starting on: Monday, October 7
All vendors will receive a check for their final earnings along with a simple sales summary of items sold on or before: Monday, January 15
Show & Tell will report sales tax and absorb merchant and shop fees.
other opportunities
We will be hosting special features throughout the month and would love for vendors to participate:
★ giveaways + raffles - to help market the event and raise funds for community partners
★ opening weekend specials
★ evenings inviting vendors to mix and mingle; BIPOC night, Pride night, Femme night
★ crafting - craft nights and drop in activities for shoppers
If you are interested in any of the following, please let us know in the application. We will reach out to those interested at a future date with more information.
PAID WORK POSITIONS
We will have some opportunities for paid work shifts. This can include: set up, merchandising, interacting with customers, register, wrapping, break down, clean up, etc.
hosT a special feature
If you are interested in leading a workshop, demo, tasting, or have another awesome idea, we'd love to hear about it!
VOLUNTEER
As a volunteer you will help with flyering, decorating, set up, clean up, and helping throughout the Pop Ups. This is a great opportunity to meet new people and have a hands-on role with our events.
ADVERTISEMENT
We will be using all of our social media outlets (Instagram, Pinterest, Blog, Website, and Facebook) to feature vendors. Please make sure you send high quality photos when you apply, so that we may pull from these. Each maker will receive a media kit that we encourage you to use on social media.
We will release announcements to the press, publish the event on online and print calendars, do extensive social media advertising, as well as place posters and postcards all around Asheville leading up to the event.
THEFT & LIABILITY
Show & Tell will do everything within our power to prevent theft of products and displays, but we cannot guarantee that items will not go missing or get broken. Although inventory lists are supplied by vendors, we do not verify whether the numbers, descriptions, and/or prices match the physical inventory dropped off. Our team will make every effort to prevent any incidents. However we cannot be held responsible if theft or damage does occur.
