# Traveling Shipping Container Stores Puma City Might Come to Your Town By TrendHead | Published 2008-12-06 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/traveling-concept-stores-puma-city-might-come-to-your-town References: [cyanatrendland](http://cyanatrendland.com/2008/12/04/puma-city-nomad-store/) & [lot-ek](http://www.lot-ek.com/) This must be the latest in mobile architecture. [Puma City](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/puma-studio-los-angeles) is an 11,000-square-foot concept store and event space built within shipping containers, which lets them easily be transported from harbor to harbor across the world. Puma City is a grandiose publicity stunt indeed, and is designed by Lot-Ek architecture. I have never heard of a [sailing retail store](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sportsshoes) of this caliber before. 24 shipping containers have been morphed to create the Puma City event space. To travel, Puma City must be dismantled and transported on a special cargo ship. Its travels are set to take Puma City directly through the 2008 [Volvo](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-volvo-space) Ocean Race, a year-long event that began in Alicante, Spain in October. So if you live in a harbor city, look out for this bright and gigantic concept store to find the latest Puma trainers and sporty fashion gear. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.7/10 - Popularity: 73% | Activity: 90% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Traveling Shipping Container Stores:** Innovative use of shipping containers as mobile retail stores, enabling location flexibility and unique shopping experience. - **Mobile Concept Stores:** Trend towards mobile concept stores that can easily move from location to location and offer unique shopping experiences. - **Sustainable Retail Architecture:** Growing trend in sustainable architecture for retail spaces using repurposed materials such as shipping containers. ### Who This Affects Most - **Retail:** Opportunity for retailers to create unique and flexible mobile shopping experiences using shipping containers as a cost-effective and sustainable option. - **Architecture and Design:** Opportunity for architects and designers to create sustainable retail spaces using repurposed materials like shipping containers, providing a unique and cost-effective design solution. - **Shipping and Logistics:** Opportunity for shipping and logistics companies to specialize in transporting and assembling mobile retail spaces like Puma City across the world, offering a niche service in the growing trend of mobile concept stores. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Pop-Up Event Companies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/steel-space-concepts.md) - [Luxury Exhibition Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-louis.md) - [Dynamic Skateable Architecture Stores](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vans-west-end.md) - [Harbor-Inspired Storage Trolleys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/harbor-051.md) - [3d-Printed Retail Suitcases](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-3d-printed-suitcase.md) - [Vertical Creative Hubs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/puma-studio-los-angeles.md) - [Community-Driven Retail Stores](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stone-islands-munich-store.md) - [Shapeshifting Delivery Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/modular-mobility-system.md) - [NYC Identity-Inspired Retail Cconcepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/concrete-amsterdam.md)