London Made Me
A creative retail accelerator programme empowering London creatives to re-energise retail and transform our high streets - developed and delivered in collaboration with The Mayor of London’s Creative Enterprise Zone Programme.
London Made Me is a pioneering pop-up retail incubator programme that aims to inspire, tool-up and empower the city’s most exciting creatives to launch their own physical spaces on the high street.
Our 2022 and 2023 shops were based in iconic London shopping destinations, Regent Street and Carnaby Street.
London Made Me
The 8 week programme consists of 3 core areas of learning:
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1/ Learn
A tailored 2 week learning programme led by a host of specialist experts and speakers from across retail, marketing and business.
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2/ Build
An intense 7 day ‘hands on’ experience of planning and building the retail store together - supported by a specialist team of designers and builders.
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3/ Trade
Time to launch! 4 weeks of trading as a collective in London’s iconic West End, meeting customers, making sales and learning what creates success in-store.
Now in its third year, London Made Me offers independent creatives an accelerated journey into physical retail, as well as skills, expertise and contacts to help them scale their business to the next level - including:
increased sales revenues during the festive period
cross collaborations and contact sharing with network of LMM creatives
invaluable feedback and insights from customers on products, pricing and trends
engagement from prominent influencers and press
new retail stockists across the city
bespoke commissions from customers
opportunity to use shop space for product launches, previews and events
How it works
Some great results:
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New Pop Up Collective
6 x London Made Me creatives have now formed a new collective We Made It! and will be collaborating on new pop-ups in 2023 and beyond…
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Creative Collaborations
A variety of media and influencers visited our Regent Street store with our creatives’ products being featured in magazines, social media and high profile events.
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New Stockists
Our prominent store also exposed our creatives to buyers from independent shops and boutiques, with many of them securing new stockists across the city.
