It's Feel Good Friday and we're getting on the retail pop-up bandwagon!
You may have seen a temporary retail store or restaurant pop-up in your neighborhood only to be gone after a day or two. Well Kayli Levitan and Max Pazak have applied the same concept to create a pop-up clothing store for the homeless in Cape Town, South Africa called The Street Store.
They wanted to provide homeless people with a dignified way to find donated clothing. Clothes are displayed in an outdoor space and people can shop for what they want, not just take what they can get.
You can watch this 2 minute video to see the affects of the store or read a Daily Good article for some more in depth information.
As homelessness is not unique to Cape Town, Kayli and Max have created open source files with the signage and instructions so you can host a pop-up in your city. Keep this in mind as you delve into your closets for some spring cleaning.
After some recent press they've had 139 people take the pledge to create a pop-up so you may see a Street Store in your neighborhood.
Want to be the first to find out when their upcoming Tedx talk is available on line or otherwise stay in the loop? Visit and like their Facebook page or follow them on Twitter @TheStreetStore.
Friday, April 11, 2014
Feel Good Friday - The Street Store
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clothing,
Feel Good Friday,
homeless,
pop-up,
south africa
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