This cluster of profitable pop-up innovations are moving proof that these 'now you see me, now you don't' business models are a stroke of genius that will only grow in popularity. The ability of have a bar, nightclub, full menu restaurant or an Apple Store simply pop-up where there wasn't one, is simply incredible.
I hope you enjoy these profitable pop-up innovations, from pop-up nightclubs to pop-up spas.
Implications - In today's society, consumption-craving customers require immediate gratification to be pleased. Businesses that are capable of adapting quickly and providing products and services in an easily accessible manner will fare well in today's fast-moving society.
32 Profitable Pop-Up Innovations
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Shipping Container Cafes
Montreal Muvbox Restaurant Serves Lobster & Pizza
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Shipping Container Hotels
$20 Rooms at 41 Berangan Hotel for Credit Crunch Travel
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Gold-Plated Pop-Up Bars
Andreas Strauss Makes Mobile Food a Little More Luxe
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Highlife Container Housing
The Luxury Shipping Container Home is an Eco-Chic Small Space
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Mobile Retail Displays
The Clothes Keep on Moving at the Permanent Vacation Pop-Up Store
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One Night Stand Architecture
Demountable M-Hotel in East London
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Pop-Up Mac Stores
The Apple iPod Concept Shop Reimagines the Company's Retail Outlet
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Pop-Up Art Bars
London's DoodleBar Lets You Draw on Everything, From Floor to Ceiling
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Corner Pop-Up Shops
The BLACK Comme des Garcons Pop-Up Store is Exclusively Small
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Pop-Up Campgrounds
Import.Export's Skyscraper-Like 'Urban Camping' Structure
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Pop-Up T-Shirt Shops
Baro-Iro Boutique Promos the Shibuya Center-Gai McDonald's
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Pop-up Stargazing Cabins
‘Carré d'étoiles' Have Transparent Sky Domes
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Shipping Container Offices
Truth Box Architects Break Ground on Providence Eco Design
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Manhattan Pop-Up Shops
Target Bullseye Bodegas
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Shipping Container Theatres
Platoon Kunsthalle is an Eco-Friendly Space for Artistic Works
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Pop-Up Shipping Container Nightclubs
Aqua by Grandstand
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Pop-Up Roomvertising
Ikea Sets Up Fake Rooms Throughout NYC
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Collapsible Shipping Containers
Cargoshell Containers Fold to a Quarter the Size
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Portable Work Spaces
The Pop-Up 'Standby Office' Gives You Mobility and Privacy
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Pop-Up Menswear Installations
See the Creative Alfred Dunhill Winter 2010 Collection
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Temporary Underground Retail
Cool Cats Pop Up Shop Collaboration with Nike and LIVESTRONG
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Pop-Up Party Busses
Square Enix Brings Final Fantasy XIII Gaming to the Street
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Traveling Cigar Bars
Private Smoking Lounge Lets You Light Up and Stay Warm at Special Events
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Mobile Boutiques
The Parra and Stones Throw Pop Up Truck Brings the Shopping to You
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Perma-Pop-Up Shops
'BrandNew Stores' Creates Fixed Spaces for Temporary Retail
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Pop-up Sportswear Stores
The 'Reebok Flash'
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Portable Personal Spaces
The Spacebuster is a Pop-Up Inflatable Bubble for Privacy
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Pop-Up Nightclubs
Kubik
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Pop-Up Spas
Green Event Relaxation
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Pop-Up Service Centers
Renault Uses Illusory Photography to Prove They're Always Open
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Pop-Up Chapels
First Ever Pop-up Wedding Shop
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Designer Pop-Up Offices
Wallpaper* Editors Set Up Temp Offices in China
Related Ideas
49 Innovative Storefronts
From Upside Down Stores to Pop Up Sports Shops
Shipping Container Cafes
Montreal Muvbox Restaurant Serves Lobster & Pizza
45 Ingenious Pop-Up Innovations
From Bars and Clubs to Campgrounds and Toilet Goblins
Cubic Summer Cabins
Sommarnojen's Box Homes Help You Escape the City
Mobile Hotel Pods
The SLEEPBOX Could Make Hotel Reservations Obsolete
Feng-Shui Mountain Architecture
Vertical City in Shenzhen, China Could Be the Future of Urban Life
10 Future World Eco-Cities
From China to Spain
Twittering Food Trucks
Koji BBQ Taco Truck Fuels Hungry Angelenos
Shipping Container Hotels
$20 Rooms at 41 Berangan Hotel for Credit Crunch Travel
26 Pop-Up Businesses
From Pop-Up eBay & DC Comics Stores to Pop-Up Cafes & Bars
Hip Pod Houses
'Module-Home' Architecture Has Solar Panels and Water Saving Systems
Pop Culture Pop-Up Shops
DC Comics Pop-Up Shops at Bloomingdale's Celebrate Its 75th
Highlife Container Housing
The Luxury Shipping Container Home is an Eco-Chic Small Space
34 Hip Stores and Boutiques
Mobile Retail Displays
The Clothes Keep on Moving at the Permanent Vacation Pop-Up Store
15 Peculiar Pop-Up Buildings
Impromptu Shops for Guerrilla Advertising
Fashionable Fast Food
McDonald's UK Makeover
Mobile Living Pods
The Blob VB3 is for Egg Loving Gypsies
Spaceshipified Stores
Retail Outlets That Boldly Go Where None Have Gone Before
Pop-Up Mac Stores
The Apple iPod Concept Shop Reimagines the Company's Retail Outlet
DIY Geeky Nativity Scenes
Star Wars and Lego Christmas Imagery
Aluminum Boutiques
Issey Miyake's 'Pleats Please' Shop Uses Car Parts for Interior Conservation
Mobile Hotel Suites
615 Square Ft Rooms on Wheels, With On-Site Attendants
3D Doodle Games
'Pictionary Man' Adds Modern Twist to Traditional Pictionary
Movie-Inspired Retail Displays
'Where The Wild Things Are' Pop-Up Shop Welcomes You Into the Wild
Shipping Container Parks
LOT-EK to Turn Pier 57 in NYC into an Eco, Open-Air Attraction
Traveling Shipping Container Stores
Puma City Might Come to Your Town
Portable Log Cabins
OLGGA's Flake House is a Two-Piece Mobile Home
Mobile Niche Foods
The Grilled Cheese Truck Looks Delicious and Smells Better
Traveling Fashion Boutiques
Independent Designer Goes Mobile in Her Airstream 'Hitch Couture'
Shipping Container Offices
Truth Box Architects Break Ground on Providence Eco Design
Manhattan Pop-Up Shops
Target Bullseye Bodegas
Sustainable Recycled Cities
The Container City in Mexico is Made Entirely from Shipping Containers
Sneaker Ad Art
Nike's LIVESTRONG Collaboration Advertises Lance Armstrong Partnership
Caged Treehouse Restaurants
The Yellow Treehouse Opens its Doors in New Zealand
Retro Pop-Up Stores
Pop Rock Styling a la Gaga at the Fix
Shipping Container Theatres
Platoon Kunsthalle is an Eco-Friendly Space for Artistic Works
Chic Fishing Huts
Cabin Vardehaugen by Fantastic Norway
Pop-Up Shipping Container Nightclubs
Aqua by Grandstand
Mega Unbrandings
McDonald's Abstract ‘Quarter Pounder' Store
Coloring Book Walls
Jon Burgerman Wallpaper
Fast Food Packaging Makeovers
McDonald's Revamps Their Image
Luxury Fast Food Interiors
Chic McDonald's Europe Stores
Making Snow in Summer
The ‘Snow Maker' Truck Makes Flurries All Year
Invite-Only Web Boutiques
Chanel-Exclusives
Cigar-Inspired Jewelry
Cigar Band Signet Rings From Petra Giers
Prison-Themed Restaurants
Alcatraz in Tokyo
Eco-Friendly Fast Food
McDonald's Opens LEED-Certified Restaurant in Chicago
Pop-Up Pet Restaurants
Alpo Doggie Eatery
Graffiti Bicycles
Trek Lance Armstrong STAGES Bike by Yoshitomo Nara Takes Cues from the Street
Shipping Container Doll Houses
The M112 Pod Miniatures Teach Children Green Living
Clinical Restaurants
Hospitalis in Latvia
Eco Poverty Camping
Tents and Tarps Give Hope to the Homeless in Dignity Village
Fast Food Fashion
Target to Go Pop-Up Shop is like a Walk-Thru Boutique
Street but Chic Pop-Up Shops
Beyond the Valley and Zakee Shariff Roxy Heart Pop-Up Shop to Open
Temporary Underground Retail
Cool Cats Pop Up Shop Collaboration with Nike and LIVESTRONG
Social Experience Art
The Pop-Up Cafe Travels Across Amsterdam
DIY Chalkboard Fridges
Food Diaries & Drawing Boards for Kids Allows Smooth Running Kitchens
Fashion Week Art Interventions
Pop-Up Flagships For The Iconoclasts Project by Prada
Coloring On Clothing
Soepboer & Schuurman Let You Personalize Your Prints
Outdoor Reading Retreats
Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter Creates the “Read-Nest Cabin”
Personal Tree Pods
Hanging Spherical Environments by Free Spirit (UPDATE)
Shipping Container Naturescapes
Mary Iverson Presenting New Show 'Frontier' at Park Life
Mobile Boutiques
The Parra and Stones Throw Pop Up Truck Brings the Shopping to You
Super iPhone Shops
Japan Opens the Biggest iPhone Store in Tokyo
Nouveau Vintage Camping Gear
Etsy Accessories Fit for Your Next Springtime Adventure
Global Cancer Campaigns
Lance Armstrong Travels to Mexico to Kick Off LIVESTRONG Initiative
Swank Wine Stores
Alko in Finland
Solar-Powered Ice Cream Trucks
The MERM Minivan is an Eco-Friendly Roach Coach
Solar-Powered Sails
China Cuts Cargo Costs with Clean Power
Perma-Pop-Up Shops
'BrandNew Stores' Creates Fixed Spaces for Temporary Retail
Birthday Pop-Up Shops
Gap Turns 40 With a Little Designer Help
Stacked Crate Skyscrapers
The Lotto Turm in Stuttgart is Made of 55 Shipping Containers
Pop-up Sportswear Stores
The 'Reebok Flash'
Holiday-Themed Pop Up Stores
Sears Goes Halloween Crazy
Mobile Schools in Semi Trucks
The Classroom of the Future
Portable Personal Spaces
The Spacebuster is a Pop-Up Inflatable Bubble for Privacy
Touring Art Exhibitions
Lance Armstrong and Nike Sportswear Launch "Stages" for LIVESTRONG
Doodle Cushions
Inmod Lets You Design Your Own Pillows Online
Campsite Publicity Stunts
Zipcar Creates Sidewalk Couch & Camping Display
Literal Smoking Cut Backs
Cigar Smokers Turn to Shorter Cigars Called ‘Nubs' To Save C
Pirate Pop-Up Shops
A Bathing Ape Launches Swashbuckling NYC Temporary Shop
Mobile Desks On Wheels
The Home Office Trike
Gas Station Coffee Shops
Say Sayonara to Stale and Watered-Down Truck-Stop Java
Pop-Up Pirate Promos
Johnny Depp Introduces "Pirates of the Caribbean 4: On Stranger Tides"
Hiring Fake Crowds
Queues for Hire at McDonald's in Japan
Galacticized Boutiques
Paul Cox's Ice Age Meets Sci-Fi Tokyo Store Design
Pop-Up Spas
Green Event Relaxation
Mobile Treadmills
The Ooms Rollator Makes Walking Ridiculous
Pop-Up Dining Rooms
Private Dining by James Plant
Gory Fast Food Campaigns
Thai Food Express Smokes Ronald McDonald
Educational Shoe Shops
The New Balance Experience Store Provides a Valuable History Lesson
GPS Tracked Holy Figures
Adding Tracers to Menorahs and Nativity Scenes
Being Served by Robots
This Radio-Controlled Table Replaces Restaurant Waitstaff
Delivery Trucks With Giant Cursors
Clever Offline Campaign
Anarchist Ice Cream Trucks
Frozen Treats and Molotov Cocktails
Speed Bumps to Promote Fries
Creative McDonald's Shakevertising Campaign
GPS-Tracked Globalization
BBC Follows One Shipping Container's Journey
Culinary Camping Gadgets
Electric Marshmallow Toasters
Contorted Boutiques
The 2-B-2 Conceptual Shop Has Suspended Beams & Metal Frames
Designer Pop-Up Offices
Wallpaper* Editors Set Up Temp Offices in China
Subverted Holiday Traditions
This Nativity Scene is Made Entirely of Human Hair