Hi All, 

I know it's been a little time since our last update, but that's because we've been very busy growing the platform in all areas; thankfully it's paying off. Going forward, we are going to try and give these updates more consistently. Please see below for some of our latest updates:

Spaces

I'm proud to announce that we have officially hit the 1,000 spaces mark. We have been seeing a major uptick in Space Owners signing up and listing their spaces. That's a 16% increase in our space count within the past month. Given the current environment, along with the launch of our new Broker Partnerships plan, we are the number of spaces to really start pouring in.  

Pop-to-Perm

I wanted to highlight a beautiful case study from this past month. Last month we were fortunate to have Mark Ingram Atelier, the well known bridal designer, book a one month space out in Southampton, NY. Mark needed to quickly relocate his from Manhattan so he could be closer to his clients. However, like most other brands they wanted to test out the space and area without taking on liabilities. That's why Popshop made a whole lot of sense for them. Well after a very successful month, they decided to extend their booking for an additional 13 months, with the option to stay longer. For us at Popshop, this is exactly why we work so hard. There is no better feeling than helping a brand succeed in their business. On the flip side we were able to fill a vacant space which is owned by an elderly couple who's live off of that building.

This case study is indicative of how the old school retail leasing market has dramatically changed, and how COVID has greatly accelerated the desire for flexibility and limited risk. Brands are no longer willing to take on unnecessary risks, nor should they, and Popshop is solving this issue by putting the power of flexibility back into the hands of brands and small businesses.  

Tech Update

Sean and the whole engineering team have been hard at work. On the Clicks side, we have begun integration of the front and back-end code. We should begin testing by the end of next week. 

Additionally, we have just submitted a new version of the app to the App Store and Google Play, and it will hopefully be ready for download at the beginning of next week. 

Here are some of the roll-outs you can expect to see:

• New space explore page (app, desktop, mobile)
• New brand explore page (app, desktop, mobile)
• Redesigned message screens (app, desktop, mobile(mobile has a pending issue)
• New brand profile page (app, desktop, mobile)
• New space detail page (app, desktop, mobile)
• New map design (app, desktop, mobile)
• New search results page(app, desktop, mobile)
• Added brand booking receipts (all)
• New homepage (desktop, mobile)
• A bunch of bug fixes (all)
• Code optimizations (all)

Don't forget to spread the word and share the campaign Republic.co/popshop with friends and colleagues. It's also not too late to increase your investment amount. 

Look forward to sharing more good news soon!

Unleash your vision,

Nathan