interested in being a pop-up vendor at Cake Plus-Size Resale?
Awesome! Cake Plus-Size Resale is looking to book vendors/makers to pop-up on select Saturdays this fall at our storefront in the Nokomis neighborhood in Minneapolis. We’re a plus-size clothing resale shop with a big, beautiful community and we love connecting our customers with other small businesses! The application for fall pop-ups will open up on Tuesday August 6th and will stay open until all spots are booked! Dates are limited so don’t hesitate if you’re interested in hosting a pop-up at Cake!
Who: Cake Plus-Size Resale is a small boutique thrift shop that caters to plus-size folks carrying sizes 14 and up. And, you!
What: A spot in our shop on the weekends that can fit a 4’-6’ table/rack/or display that you can vend your goods. There’s a total of 6’ of space for your setup.
Where: Our storefront is in South Minneapolis near Lake Nokomis. Our address is 5155 Bloomington Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55417. These pop-ups happen inside a clothing shop! Space is tight but it works!
When: NEXT ROUND OF POP-UPS WILL HAPPEN IN THE SPRING! AN APPLICATION WILL OPEN AROUND JANUARY!
FAQ for fall pop-ups
Q: When will the application open for fall pop-ups?
A: August 6th! We will have it open for at least a week or until we fill the slots up!
Q: What kind of vendors are you looking for?
A: We are open to any ideas for vendors and makers to host pop-ups at our shop. We have found the most successful vendors have been ones who offer experiences like tarot readings; fun and unique housewares; bakers; and artwork that features fat bodies.
Q: Is Cake interested in hosting clothing and accessory vendors/makers?
A: We would love to have clothing and accessory vendors pop-up at Cake! For those types of items we do ask that you offer clothing items up to 5XL available for our customers to shop. If you are an accessory maker we are looking for items that keep plus-size bodies in mind! For example jewelry for wide wrists, necks, fingers or hats for large heads. Clothing vendors are welcome to let customers use our fitting rooms to try items on as well.
Q: What is the setup like?
A: We are a small resale clothing store with lots of inventory. We set aside a space against the right wall our shop between some of the clothing racks that can accommodate a 6’ table and a chair. Please consider what your setup requires vs our 6’ width of space. It can get tight! We offer a 4’ or 6’ table you can borrow, we also have chairs you can use, an electrical outlet and access to our wifi. If the weather is nice we love having vendors outside as well! But totally optional.
Q: Is there a table fee?
A: No but we are trying a new booking process! Read below!
NEW BOOKING PROCESS MOVING FORWARD - PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE APPLYING!
We love hosting weekend pop-ups at Cake but can’t guarantee sales which has always compelled us not to charge a table fee or a cut of sales. Instead we are going to implement a deposit to hold your spot/time to pop-up in our store.
When we reach out to book a vendor we will be asking for a $50 deposit to hold your spot. Once your date/time is confirmed your spot is held. If you cancel for any reason after the confirmed booking we will keep the deposit. The 48 hours following your pop-up we will return your deposit. Deposits will be received and returned via PayPal.
We're trying a deposit model to ensure vendors who are selected and confirmed are committed to participating in our pop-ups. Last-minute cancellations or lack of communication not only take opportunities away from others but also increase our workload as we create and publicize these free vending opportunities.
Exception: If you are ill for the day of your pop up, we understand that you will need to cancel. You’ll still receive your deposit back.
If the deposit commitment doesn't work for you, we understand. We're continually learning and growing with these community-focused events at Cake, and this is a new approach we'd like to try.
Any questions? Reach out to Mawrgyn at contact@cakeplussize.com
*Our shop requires everyone to wear masks. You will be required to wear a mask the entirety of your pop-up*
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Some things to expect on our end:
An open space at the front of our shop. We can provide a table (4’ or 6’), one clothing rack, and one electrical outlet for you to use as needed.
Our hours are Saturdays from 11am-7pm. We would coordinate with booked vendors the time frame you would be popping up.
We will help promote the pop up with a simple virtual flier, a facebook event, instagram sharing and tagging, newsletters, and potentially more.
We have two spacious fitting rooms that folks can use to try on your items if you make clothing.
Saturdays can be unpredictable! Sometimes we get really busy and other weekends can be kinda slow, we want to be realistic with our vendors! Traffic for the day will depend a lot on you/your customers/how actively you publicize your pop up.
What we'll expect from you:
Provide high quality images of your products/services to use for our social media promotion.
Spread the word!
Share your own reminders on social media and with your community.
Please repost and share promos we tag you in via our social media.
If you sell clothing, we require you provide primarily plus-sizes and go up at least to a 4XL and preferably higher.
Receiving and processing your own payments for your goods.
Set up your own pop up and tear it down, cleaning up after yourself!
Cake requires all staff and customers to wear masks in the shop - you will be required to wear a mask.