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Revel Systems launches pop-up store for local merchants

May 9, 2014

Revel Systems, provider of iPad point-of-sale (POS) solutions, has announced the opening of its first pop-up store in historic Ghirardelli Square, San Francisco. The initiative is a joint effort between Revel Systems and PopUpShopUp. According to the companies, the Revel pop-up store will be a multi-use space hosting a variety of QSR and retail businesses that Revel has invited to be given the opportunity to have a physical store for the first time.

"We are seeing that urban development groups and businesses are willing to work together to establish temporary retail spaces in major cities across the states. One of the biggest barriers to entry for many small businesses has been payments and a proper POS system, which Revel has made easy," said Steven Lucero of PopUpShopUp. "The potential for local businesses to benefit from this type of arrangement is limitless."

A total of 15 local merchants will be using Revel for their business operations at Ghirardelli Square. The following merchants will be in Revel's pop-up location from May 13-19th:

• Beautiful You - Handmade beauty products
• Blank Shoppe - Contemporary fashion brands & hand selected items with a social cause
• Bushakan - Artisan wood gifts
• Dodocase - American made iPad and iPhone cases, laptop sleeves
• The Fizzary - Artisan soda
• Nazqiz - Artisanal Peruvian snacks
• Paulcity - Handmade leather goods
• Project Juice - Organic cold-pressed juice made in San Francisco
• Slim Pockets - Upcycled wallets
• Stikwood - Reclaimed wood artifacts
• SOMA Water - A new approach to filtered water
• Urban Antiq - Handmade urban jewelry
• Westward Leaning - Sunglasses
• Woodthumb - Artisan wood gifts
• Holy Stitch - Hand-made jeans by Julian Dash

"Our informal motto at Revel is the American Dream in a box. As a startup, we understand how hard it is to get a business up and running, which is part of the reason why we wanted to help local businesses through this initiative," said Lisa Falzone, CEO and Co-Founder of Revel Systems. "This event has allowed merchants to get setup in literally 24 hours. With the addition of the pop-up store concept, it has never been easier for businesses of all sizes to get off the ground and thrive. We invite you to come down and see our 12 merchants in action all this week."

The Revel pop-up shop is located at Ghirardelli Square, 900 North Point Street, at the Apartment House. It will be open from noon - 9pm daily. The downstairs will host a variety of merchants from the San Francisco local maker community, and the upstairs will be a VIP demo area for business owners who want to learn more about Revel's POS platforms.