APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2020 ONLINE HOLIDAY POP UP SHOP ARE CLOSED!

You can still apply and be added to our waitlist. Read the terms below and apply at the bottom of the page.

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Things are going to look a little different this winter holiday season. We’re going virtual, bringing the pop up shop you know and love Home For the Holidays!

COVID-19 has really shifted the landscape for so many of us. We knew we wanted to have an online store, but we were torn as to whether we wanted to host in-person shopping as well. After much consideration, we decided that as a small team with limited resources, we wanted to focus our efforts on an online store with engaging virtual experiences for our community of vendors and shoppers.

Although we are going to miss decking the halls, we are so excited to reach a wider audience with our online presence and can’t wait to bring together and showcase the best in handmade, vintage, fair trade, and packaged bites from Asheville, NC and beyond.

VENDOR AGREEMENT

Please read through the Vendor Agreement below to be familiar with all the requirements and expectations before applying.

DETAILS

The Center for Craft is located at 67 Broadway St, Asheville, NC 28801

Our virtual doors will open starting November 1, 2020 through January 10, 2021.

We will feature a collection of the best in handmade, vintage, fair trade, and packaged bites all available for sale on our online store. Vendors will leave their products with us, where the Show & Tell team will then curate collections and a fun online shopping experience for our favorite customers and new ones we hope to meet. Shoppers will have the choice of curbside pickup, local delivery, or shipping options. We’re excited to welcome back many of our favorite and familiar vendors as well as feature new and exciting vendors and products. Vendors may also have the opportunity to be a part of one of several themed Gift Boxes we will be offering.

APPLICATION

The link to apply can be found at the bottom of this page. Please read through all the terms to be familiar with all the requirements and expectations before applying.

Applications are open now until Tuesday, September 15.

Acceptance emails will be sent on or before Sunday, September 20.

INVENTORY

Accepted vendors will be assigned a vendor ID, along with templates and directions given about how to best label, package, and organize products. Vendors must submit, before dropping off products, a spreadsheet of their inventory (csv format), including their products’ descriptions, quantities, measurements, and up-loadable pictures for the online shop. (Inventory drop off will be done by appointment).

We are having two drop off times for vendors with the opportunity to restock during the pop up:

First VENDOR DROP OFF Details | LAUNCH NOVEMBER 1

Inventory Spreadsheet & Photos submitted: October 5-11
Inventory Drop Off: October 21-25

Second VENDOR DROP OFF Details | LAUNCH NOVEMBER 23

Inventory Spreadsheet & Photos submitted: November 2-8
Inventory Drop Off: November 19-21

We understand that November 1 may be too early a date for some vendors to be ready to deliver inventory, so we’re offering two vendor drop off dates. We would like to have as many different vendors apply, and we don’t want to exclude anyone for not have enough inventory. We encourage vendors to drop off what product they can with us on the first launch date, and then bring more items later on, as the online pop up shop is open to restock.

Restocking! We encourage vendors to restock and leave new products throughout the time our online shop is live. Before dropping off additional inventory, vendors must submit a csv spreadsheet of the restock items. More details will be sent upon acceptance.

Please note that vendors are accepted based on product pictures and descriptions submitted via their application. Any new items you add must fall within the descriptions and categories you listed in your application. 

Accepted vendors will drop off their inventory based on which Vendor Drop Off times indicated on the application.

Vendors will pick up any unsold inventory after the close of the Online Pop Up Shop January 12-14.

Not local? We welcome vendors from all over and have an option for vendors to ship their inventory to us. Vendors will mail their products to arrive at the Inventory Drop Off times indicated above (either October 21-25 or November 19-21) and will assume postage charges to us. We will ship any remaining inventory back after the close of the online shop, the week of January 11 and we will pay for the return shipping.

FEES & PAYMENT

There is no participation fee.

To participate in the Online Holiday Pop Up Shop, vendors agree to a 50/50 split of sales.

Vendors will receive a check of their 50% cut of sales, along with a simple sales summary of items sold, on the following schedule to the mailing address included in the application:

• First week of December 2020

• First week of January 2021

• Last week of January 2021

Sales tax will be collected and paid by us for all the items sold.

ADVERTISING

We will be using all of our social media outlets (Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest) to feature vendors. We will use photos from those you submit, your social media feed(s), and/or websites. Each vendor will receive a media kit with digital resources that we encourage you to use and share on your media outlets.

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. 

We have some really exciting and engaging content planned to help promote the pop up shop and to help bring some of our favorite aspects of the pop up shop home for our customers. We hope to involve vendors in original and creative ways, beyond the conventional scope of their businesses and products.

ADD ME TO THE WAITLIST!

Applications are closed for the Online Holiday Pop Up Shop.

Fill out the form below to be added to the waitlist and you will be contacted if space becomes available.