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Book Pop-up Retail Space at St David’s

Situated in the heart of Cardiff City Centre, only a short walk from Cardiff Central and Queen Street Stations, St David’s shopping centre is an excellent venue for retailers looking to introduce or expand their reach in Cardiff or explore the dynamic Welsh market. Whether you are a local business, regional brand or national retailer, St David’s offers flexibility and high-footfall traffic you need to engage customers and drive growth.

A pop-up shop makes retail simple. Imagine your brand in a prime space, creating instant engagement, boosting visibility and driving sales in real-time. Whether you are an online-only brand launching your first pop-up, a home-grown business scaling, or a seasoned retailer expanding into new markets and regions, pop-up retail offers great flexibility with tailored plans.

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Budget-Friendly &
High-Impact

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Strategic Retail Locations

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Immersive Customer Engagement

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Custom-Branded Kiosk

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Visibility to Conversions

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Test, Adapt & Scale Flexibly


30M

Annual Visitors


£55

Avg. Customer Spend


36 Mins

Avg. Dwell Time


24%

35 – 44 Years Old

Flexible Retail Options Designed For Success

1. Plug & Play Kiosk Solution

Choose our flexible, pre-equipped kiosks, tailored to suit your brand. These units are easy to merchandise, secure and highly cost-effective – ideal for a quick market entry. We can also offer additional service such as staffing.

2. Space for Own Retail Kiosk

If you prefer to build and design your own kiosk to suit the venue’s design criteria, we offer mall spaces and work closely with you to ensure a smooth set-up and retail period.

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3. Short-Term Shop Units

For growing brands and established retailers alike, these versatile units provide the space to engage customers, gauge demand and refine your strategy before committing to a permanent in-line store.

Discover In-person Customer Acquisition

Meet your customers face-to-face, boost visibility and drive leads with our in-person customer acquisition solution.

At SpaceandPeople, we place brands in the UK’s best performing venues including travel hubs, shopping centres and retail parks- where you can meet your next customer. Whether you’re launching locally or scaling nationwide, our bespoke campaign service is designed to grow your customer base, boost visibility, and convert footfall into sign-ups.

Here’s how a leading provider of immersive paintball experience generates 70 bookings through standout customer acquisition campaign at St David’s Centre.

Dimensions: 3mL x 2mW x 1.5mH

Surrounding Store: Primark

Dimensions: 12mL x 7mW x 2mH

Surrounding Stores: Oliver Bonas and Jo Malone

Dimensions: 3mL x 3mW x 1.5mH

Surrounding Stores: Boux Avenue, Timberland and Dune

Dimensions: 8mL x 8mW x 3.5mH

Surrounding Store: Cosy Club

Dimensions: 12mL x 7mW x 2mH

Surrounding Stores: Oliver Bonas and Jo Malone

Dimensions: 6mL x 3mW x 1.5m-1.8mH

Surrounding Stores: Paperchase and The Perfume Shop

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We Work With A Range of Pop-Up Retailers

Start-Up Businesses, Established Brands & Online Retailers

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Pop-up retailing is a contemporary and low risk way of trading in high footfall areas such as shopping centres.   

    • Our Rock Up and Pop-Up kiosk service is a stylish, flexible and customisable end-to-end retailing solution – we can assist with a branded kiosk, retail space, merchandising, business planning and staffing. 
    • If you already have a kiosk or are looking to build one, we offer a range of mall space sizes and locations. We encourage you to speak to us before you start the kiosk design so we can advise on the venue’s design criteria. 
    • If you are looking for a larger space, it is also possible to open up a pop-up shop in an inline unit. Please contact us for current opportunities. 

    We will liaise with you and the venue and provide support in obtaining the relevant documentation in order to start trading. Use the booking form above to book pop-up retail space at St David’s. 

  • Our pop-up retail service is tailored to our individual clients, which includes start-up businesses, established brands and online retailers. We also offer inline retailers the opportunity to expand their customer base. We do this by directing shoppers to their inline store, promoting seasonal product lines and/or attracting a different demographic than usual. 

  • Our integrated kiosk service will allow you to trial physical retail for the first time, test new products and services in a low risk environment or trial new venues before committing to a longer lease. The flexibility of our short-term leases can give you the confidence you need to get started with kiosk retailing! Our pop-up retail offerings allow you to meet face to face with prospective customers, which is particularly useful if you are an online business. Kiosks can help to increase brand awareness as well as drive consumer engagement. To use one of our kiosks, please contact us to book pop-up retail space at St David’s. 

  • Generally £10m public liability insurance is required. If you currently have £5m, you can usually request a top up of your existing insurance (depending on your insurance provider). We require the following documents: 

    • Risk Assessment 
    • Method Statement 
    • Proof of Insurance 
    • Photographic ID 
    • Proof of Address 
    • Rights to Work in the UK Evidence 
    • PAT tests or receipts of any electrical items that are to be plugged in (A receipt is required if the item is less than 1 year old, otherwise it needs a valid PAT test which can be obtained from an electrician) 

    The average cost of PLI is £157 a year. 

  • Power usage is generally included in the rent, however excessive requirements may result in an additional charge. Should the access to water and drainage be required an additional charge is likely, you can discuss this with an Account Manager. You may be liable for business rates depending on the rateable value of your space and the size of your business. 

  • The cost to retail in a shopping centre varies depending on the retail set-up, product line you are selling, and the mall space chosen. The cost varies if you are renting an RMU, mall kiosk or using one of your own kiosks. One of our team will be able to advise on pricing when they know more about your business and requirements. 

  • Do you have any resources for first time retailers to understand the market? 

    Here are some links you might find useful: 

About Us

We place aspiring brands and businesses in high footfall venues for promotions, brand activations, sampling, and retail.

Why Us

SpaceandPeople can place pop-up retail at St David’s in Cardiff and many other high footfall venues in Wales as well as the rest of the UK and Europe.