Magnolia Square a Lovely Place to shop this Christmas

Christmas shows 
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ST KILDA TOWN HALL
11-13 November

 MALVERN TOWN HALL
1-3 December

Magnolia Square first 2011 Christmas market will be held at St Kilda Town Hall , Melbourne from 11-13 November. Make sure you visit the show and get the most out of this atmospheric and unique way of doing your Christmas shopping.

Kristen Ash 

If you need to do more Christmas shopping  then don't miss out the second  Christmas market at Malvern Town Hall from 1- 3 December.

To find out more about the retailers at Magnolia Square this Christmas click below link:

Retailers at Magnolia Square Christmas Market at St Kilda

"Magnolia Square is a curated market place showcasing the creative talent of independent artists, designers and makers from around Australia. As the originator of design orientated pop up retail in Melbourne, Magnolia Square's concept is truly authentic, unique and continually evolving. Managed by a small and passionate team who care very much about promoting creativity in every guise, each event is carefully curated to bring together a cohesive group of artists, designers and crafts people at the top of their game. Often likened to a high end trade show, Magnolia Square is three days of experiential retail at its best". 

Glamm Living 

If you’re an Artist or a Designer and your interested in participating as a retailer at a Magnolia Square event we’d strongly encourage you to come along to one of the events and see for yourself what Magnolia Square is all about. To find out about becoming a retailer please email  office@magnoliasquare.com.au

 

So, if you happen to be in Melbourne between 11 November - 3 December come along and get your   Christmas shopping sorted right there. it's definitely well worth a visit.

Please leave us a comment if you've been to the show... we'd love to know what you think.

 Make Me Iconic

MAD! Melbourne Art & Design Fair Saturday 5 November 2011

MAD! Melbourne Art & Design Fair

Melbourne is about to go Crazy with creative talent!

Local artists will featuring their amazing designs at this one-day-only Pop Up Market, with incredible wall art, homewares, handcrafted jewellery and decorative items on offer.

Visitors will be able to purchase giftware, fashion, jewellery  and giftware and other decor items  personally hand made by Melbourne’s most talented artists,designer and crafters.
  
There will be street art exhibition featuring a collaboration of Melbourne’s top contemporary street artists covering 25m of street frontage, with artists competing for an incredible prize... and you’ll be the judge. There will be also live shows and food stalls to tempt  your taste buds. So dont miss out this one only day event.

Date: Saturday 5 November 2011

Time :11am - 4pm


Where: 118 High Street Prahran

Entry: is free  You’d be MAD to miss it!

Pop Up Locations are kept under wraps until the week before each event, so if you want to be in the know, be sure to follow our Pop Updates via email, Facebook orTwitter.

If you are a talented young artist or designer (including students) and are looking to get your name out there, click here to win a free spot in our Pop Up Gallery.

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http://www.popupmarkets.com.au/about

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What is Retailing?

Retailing

• Retailing consists of the sale of goods or merchandise from a fixed location (such as a department store, market. boutique or on line sale) you sell directly to the consumer for his or her consumption. The transaction is generally in a single unit or a small quantity.

Below is an example which illustrates what is retailing and the process.

Jack wanted to purchase a camera. He visited a Cameraman store and purchased a HD camera for his next holiday.

In the above case, Jack is the buyer who went to a fixed location (in this case the Cameraman store). He purchased a camera (Quantity - one) to be used by him. This is a retail scenario.

Designer Markets & Pop Up retail stores  

Almost every artist or designer has had experience in participating in a market stall. Markets & pop up retail stores are the best way for any emerging artist or designer to test their products and also a great way to get market research on what is selling.

Some of the designer markets are open to the public one day per week or some only once every few months. The most well known designer market is Paddington  markets on Oxford street Sydney.  

Pop Up retail stores

Pop Up Designer markets are increasingly popular, the market events usually showing twice a year and some Pop Up retail stores are open nationally too. The most popular designers pop up retailer events are Magnolia Square  and The Finders Keepers. These two markets have a huge following and many emerging designers participate in the event to gain exposure to the market and it a great way to sell your art and design at one  popular destination. The markets draw in thousands of people to the event.

Online Retailing (e-commence & Social Commerce) are becoming increasingly popular too as the on line retailer. This concept is fantastic to earn a great income, however it is not an easy task as some people might have thought. It will take a lot of your time to create a successful on line business.

Online retailing gives opportunity to businesses who can't afford to have a fixed location, or a business that doesn't require one; anyone can set an online store and start trading the goods and services online. This also gives great opportunity for existing retailers who would like to market and capture a wider audience nationally or internationally by having an additional store on line that represents their business. 

An online store is a great way to increase your income as your store will be open 24/7 and you can make money while you are sleeping.

What it means to you?

• Creating a product and then you sell to people who want to buy it
• Have a market stall and sell the product in the market 
• Sell the product online 
• Sell the product in your own store, studio or gallery