Frequently Asked Questions
Here are some of the most frequently asked questions we get from our customers and the answers to them. Most likely you’ll find answer to your question here.
Here are some of the most frequently asked questions we get from our customers and the answers to them. Most likely you’ll find answer to your question here.
GENERAL
We are in pre-launch for the moment. That’s mean you can use Pop Up Showcase for free (and make any suggestions).
Pop Up Showcase is the first online marketplace for renting short term jewelry and watches retail space. We are matchmakers, we connect jewelry and watches’ available showcases to brands.
Retailers can list showcase(s) and brands can search for showcase(s) by either browsing our guides or entering their preferred retailer names, brands or locations directly into the search bar.
We are a marketplace where retailers and brands have equal rights.
At Pop Up Showcase, we want to change the way retailers engage with brands.
Your privacy is very important to us. To avoid junk mail and telephone solicitation from online merchants, your email address and phone number are not disclosed on your public profile.
LISTING YOUR SHOWCASE(S)
Pop Up Showcase does not charge service fee for listing showcase(s). Listing a showcase is free and we do not have any membership fees.
Pop Up Showcase charges only a small service fee when a booking is completed through our platform. But not now! We are in pre-launch for the moment. That means that our service is 100% free.
We welcome any jewelry and/or watch retailer with showcase(s) to rent, whatever the location or size of the store. But are listed only independent retailers, chain stores or franchises outlets with less than ten points of sales by country.
You can list any type of jewelry or watch showcases on Pop Up Showcase such as:
Please provide detail as much as possible when you describe your showcase in your store (and photos). It’s the only way for brands to have an accurate perception of your showcase and its environment.
To start, simply click “Listing your showcase” on the homepage. Then, fill the short form which needs your contact and basic store details. Once you have submitted your form, an advisor of our retailer partnerships team will contact you within the next working days after reviewing your application.
The decision to accept an enquiry remains with Pop Up Showcase. If your application is accepted, your advisor will send a new form to fill the detail of your store and showcase.
Please note that no website, means no business with Pop Up Showcase.
Pop Up Showcases focus on making bookings as simple and transparent as possible for retailers and brands. To achieve this goal, we have basic requirements that retailers must address in their profile. Detail page with store history, profile and showcase information, brand portfolio, quality photo, an accurate perception of your store is essential for brands.
The more detail you provide, the more you inspire trust. The best listings have 5+ photos and a floor plan to show off the showcase location in the store.
Your store and showcase’s photos are one of the first thing a Brand want to see while browsing (after your brand portfolio), so it’s essential for you to make the best impression possible.
The best listings have 5+ high-resolution photos and floor plan to show off the showcase location in the store.
We are not providing photoshoot services.
The more detail you provide and give relevant information, the more you inspire trust. Present good copywriting and quality information to the About section of your listing helps brands to better understand your store and who you are. Below is some information that you must considerer:
Please note that you are not allowed to add contact information in your About section.
Brands are required to follow the store rules of the showcase they book. This means it is important for you to put in your listing all rules you may have, especially regarding the presence of brand representative or promotor in your store during the booking period.
To list different store locations, attach your store list in the store section of the application form. The list cannot exceed ten locations.
To list different showcases, attach your showcase list with pricing in the showcase section of the application form.
You can modify your store presentation and add or remove information at any time, as well as change your contact detail. To proceed, go to the Retailer modification/change section of the website.
We proceed to the change usually within 24 hours.
PRICE
Pricing your showcase(s) appropriately is an important part of becoming a successful Pop Up Showcase partner. We encourage you to first consider the value of your showcase based on your store location, brand portfolio, showcase size and in-store location.
You should browse current listings to see how showcases in your area are priced. If you need assistance, please contact our Retailer Partnership Team, we will be more than happy to help you.
The price set on a showcase is all inclusive. All of our listing prices show the total booking amount, including future Pop Up Showcase’s fee.
Please keep in minds Pop Up Showcase 15% future commission when quoting a price for your showcase . To calculate your final booking rate, just add 15% to your booking price.
Retailers can change showcase pricing any time. If there is any price you would like to change to your listing, go to the Retailer modification/change section of the website.
We proceed to the change usually within 24 hours.
You can set a daily rate, weekly or monthly price in the Pricing/showcase section of the website.
SHOWCASE(S) PROMOTION
The local advertising campaign is a service offered by Pop Up Showcase to retailers.
For each booking on our platform, Pop Up Showcase offers to create and launch a Facebook advertising campaign to reach your audience and help you meet your business goals:
By investing in your pop-up showcase event, our objective is to increase your visibility and drive more people in your store during the campaign. For more information visit our Facebook campaign page.
Please note that this free service is not available during the pre-launch period.
To support your Pop Up, we spend $2 per day on Facebook during half of the rental period to increase your visibility and drive people in your store. (Example: your rental is one month, we spend during the first two weeks).
If you wish to increase the daily budget of your Facebook campaign, just contact us. We charge a flat rate of 10%-25% based on your total ad spend. This single fee includes an account manager, ad creative, copywriting, AB testing and reporting. Minimum spending: $300
We allow and encourage the co-financing by brands. Think about it…
Please note that this free service is not available during the pre-launch period.
There are few ways to try to attract more booking requests:
Pop Up Showcase is a marketplace that does not offer paid services for better rankings. Search results on our website are based on location and brand portfolio only and cannot improve your visibility in search results. The search results are shown based on objective criteria that best fit the filters set by the user.
We look out for great stories, nice stores and promotion offers to appear in our mailers and blog. If you wish to get showcased in our mailer or blog, please contact us.
This service is not available yet.
REQUESTS AND BOOKING
Everyday jewelry and watch brands from all over the world are using Pop Up Showcase to find new retailer partners and engage with new consumers. Some retailers will have a waiting list of brands, other will take longer to generate interest.
We can’t guarantee your store will receive interest immediately, but we guarantee an international presence and visibility through our platform.
No. You remain in full control of who rents your showcase. See the brand details first and decide. If you require more information about a brand or enquiry, simply contact us and we will find you the information you need.
Every booking request is assigned to a band manager. This person is in charge of helping you to find the perfect brand. You can request more information about the brand by contacting your band manager or by contacting directly the brand. You decide.
If you prefer a direct contact, your band manager will send you the contact details of the brand.
You will receive an email notification when you have an inquiry. So, please use an email address for your account that you check regularly. This email notification will direct you to the profile of the brand that sent you a booking request.
To avoid junk mail and telephone solicitation from online merchants, your email address and phone number are not disclosed on your public profile.
When a brand sends you a booking request, you will receive an email notification and will have 5 business days to accept or reject the request. You can directly accept, reject or ask for more information.
A timely response is important in respect of the time spent by brands to prepare and present enquiries. Retailers should act on every request, rather than letting any expire.
If you accept a booking request, just reply to our email and we will send you the name, phone number and email address of the brand owner.
Form here, we will assist you to complete the deal with the brand owner.
RENTING PERIOD
When it comes to the “permitted to”, the brand can only display its jewelry or watch pieces in the showcase during the renting period. All other permissions such as:
– presence of a brand representative or promotor in the store,
– creation by the brand of a private event, sales event or press event in the store,
must be clearly specified and accepted beforehand by the retailer.
No. You remain in full control of your store and showcase. However, experience shows that clause collaboration between brand and retailer is crucial for success.
We highly recommend to request a sales guide or manual which will be use by your sales team as a training aid. Basically, it is a series of quick responses on customers’ common questions to help your sales team convert sales more effectively.
Great visual merchandising is essential to grab a customer’s attention and brands know what works for their collections. Based on the size of the showcase, brands must present a clear guideline to display their jewelry or watches (and provide props if necessary).
Accepting a booking request confirm the acceptance of the display guideline.
If you decide to charge for merchandising fee, it must be clearly started in your listing’s Retailer Rules, including the dollar amount.
You remain in full control of your store and showcase at all times. If you are happy of a brand and accept to extend the booking period, a booking period extension form can be signed.
You need to notify the additional booking period and rate in the extension booking form. To calculate your final booking rate and Pop Up Showcase fee, just add 15% to your booking price.
LEGAL, CONTRACTS
The agreement is always between you and the brand. Pop Up Showcase is preparing the draft documents for both parties, to review, date and sign, ensuring the process of renting your showcase is hassle-free (or you can use your own legal documents).
The agreement is based on two legal documents:
The license agreement is a legal document between you and the brand stating the rental amount, terms and conditions, responsibilities, and dates of your booking. The consignment agreement is legal document for transfer, storage, sale and resale of jewelry and/or watches owned by the brand.
There are standard documents and a draft copy will be attached to your offer, which you can review before signing. If you have a license or consignment agreement that you would prefer to use, please send it to us when listing your showcase.
Only once you countersign the documents is the agreement completed and effective.
The rental agreement or license agreement is a legal document between you and the brand stating the rental amount, terms and conditions, responsibilities, and dates of your booking.
The consignment agreement is legal document for transfer, storage, sale and resale of jewelry and/or watches owned by the brand.
Pop Up Showcase is preparing the draft documents for both parties, to review, date and sign, ensuring the process of renting your showcase is hassle-free.
The document is sent when both parties are agreed on the price, dates and renting rules.
Sometimes plans change for Brands and they may need to cancel a confirmed booking. Pop Up Showcases has developed a cancellation policy that provide flexibility for Brands while still protecting Retailer who has reserved their showcases for Brands.
In case of any cancellation the Pop Up Showcase service fee of 15% will be retained.
The cancellation of a confirmed booking by a retailer can create many serious issues for the brand. As such, in the event of any cancellation of a confirmed booking, Pop Up Showcase reserves the right to impose penalties, and suspending or terminating the Retailer’s account.
PAYMENT, INSURANCE
Retailer payment safety and support is incredibly important to us.
Brands are charged in full as soon as the booking request has been accepted by the retailer. As a result, brands cannot require partial deposits to secure showcases in their listings.
To book a space, brands must send the payout within 15 days of the start of the reservation directly to the bank of the retailer. The Brand’s payout takes place for the license charge minus the Pop Up Showcase service fee of 15%.
For example, a showcase listed at $100/day would net the retailer an $85 payout.
Yes. You need an insurance policy in place for stolen and broken items. The insurance must cover third party and consignment items. Copy of the insurance policy must be sent to the brand before signing the agreement.
Accepting a booking means the guarantee to be paid directly in your bank account before the start of the booking period. There is no better guarantee.
You don’t need a security deposit from brands:
Brands must have an insurance policy in place for stolen and broken merchandise.
DISPUTE, MEDIATION
Every booking is assigned to a manager.
If you have a problem during the booking process or booking time, contact our retailer team retailer@popupshowcase.com, and we’ll help sort it out as quickly as possible.
Mediation is a great way to solve traditional disputes and can be a much cheaper and quicker process than litigation. If you are unable to reach a resolution with the Brand or feel uncomfortable contacting them directly, you can escalate to our team by emailing to dispute@popupshowcase.com a thorough description of the issue.
By involving Pop Up Showcase in your dispute, you agree to accept our decision.