Alan Stanton
Pop-up Pledge
26 December 2012. Below is a Freedom of Information (F.o.I.) Act request I made through the website: What DoTheyKnow.
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On 12 March 2012 Haringey Council, in its own words, "unveiled a ‘12 in 12’ action plan to bring a raft of improvements to Tottenham over the coming year. At least 12 key pledges will be delivered during 2012 as the council strives to secure a successful long-term future for the area."
"The second of the twelve key pledges was to:
“Host pop-up activities at empty sites on the High Road”.
The same pledge featured in a series of twelve posters. With a photo of taken near Tottenham police station, the wording on the relevant poster was: “In 2012 we will deliver pop-up activities in the High Road.”
My understanding of the term "pop-up" in the context of a shopping street is that it describes the temporary use of empty retail space for trading. Sometimes this may be a short term expedient to fill e.g. a vacant store. And sometimes it may be a means of generating consumer interest in a new or niche product.
So I made a Freedom of Information Request to Haringey Council.
Can you please set out the "pop-up activities" Haringey Council has hosted or delivered up to 31 December 2012? When and on which sites in High Road Tottenham?"
Please scroll down this page or click here for their answer.
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Useful Links
§ Aerial view of where I took this photo.
§ Website of Pop-Up-Farm.
§ Tricks and treats. Shopping streets are finding new ways to stay afloat in stingy times. The Economist 3 November 2012.
§ Pop-up’ shops set to revitalise high streets. Article by James Hurley, Daily Telegraph 20 Jul 2012.
§ Up, up and away: How an alternative trend went mainstream. The Economist 4 November 2010.
§ The Economist 23 July 2009. The spread of pop-up retailing. Gone tomorrow. A surprising shopping experience is becoming mainstream.
§ Article by Katharine Rushton about online discount website Achica. Daily Telegraph 30 July 2011
§ From Pop-up Business for Dummies by Dan Thompson: Just what is a pop-up business?
§ London's Southbank Centre: This is Not a Pop-Up at the Hayward Gallery shop.
§ The Time Out London blog. Get lost in the smoke at a pop-up Clapton market.
§ The Time Out London Blog. Fashion Hub: shopping mall plans for Hackney Central.
Pop-up Pledge
26 December 2012. Below is a Freedom of Information (F.o.I.) Act request I made through the website: What DoTheyKnow.
__________________________
On 12 March 2012 Haringey Council, in its own words, "unveiled a ‘12 in 12’ action plan to bring a raft of improvements to Tottenham over the coming year. At least 12 key pledges will be delivered during 2012 as the council strives to secure a successful long-term future for the area."
"The second of the twelve key pledges was to:
“Host pop-up activities at empty sites on the High Road”.
The same pledge featured in a series of twelve posters. With a photo of taken near Tottenham police station, the wording on the relevant poster was: “In 2012 we will deliver pop-up activities in the High Road.”
My understanding of the term "pop-up" in the context of a shopping street is that it describes the temporary use of empty retail space for trading. Sometimes this may be a short term expedient to fill e.g. a vacant store. And sometimes it may be a means of generating consumer interest in a new or niche product.
So I made a Freedom of Information Request to Haringey Council.
Can you please set out the "pop-up activities" Haringey Council has hosted or delivered up to 31 December 2012? When and on which sites in High Road Tottenham?"
Please scroll down this page or click here for their answer.
__________________________
Useful Links
§ Aerial view of where I took this photo.
§ Website of Pop-Up-Farm.
§ Tricks and treats. Shopping streets are finding new ways to stay afloat in stingy times. The Economist 3 November 2012.
§ Pop-up’ shops set to revitalise high streets. Article by James Hurley, Daily Telegraph 20 Jul 2012.
§ Up, up and away: How an alternative trend went mainstream. The Economist 4 November 2010.
§ The Economist 23 July 2009. The spread of pop-up retailing. Gone tomorrow. A surprising shopping experience is becoming mainstream.
§ Article by Katharine Rushton about online discount website Achica. Daily Telegraph 30 July 2011
§ From Pop-up Business for Dummies by Dan Thompson: Just what is a pop-up business?
§ London's Southbank Centre: This is Not a Pop-Up at the Hayward Gallery shop.
§ The Time Out London blog. Get lost in the smoke at a pop-up Clapton market.
§ The Time Out London Blog. Fashion Hub: shopping mall plans for Hackney Central.