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I think one of the most fascinating and under-utilized trends in the retail world is pop-up stores: http://trendwatching.com/trends/POPUP_RETAIL.htm http://trendwatching.com/trends/POPUP_RETAIL.htm Combining this concept with serious statistical analysis of when people most often make purchases within different niches, and well-executed pre- ("coming soon...") and post- ("You missed us, but you can still buy online at...") store duration marketing campaigns, I think stores within many more niches could make a sizable profit. Now's a particularly good time to do this because of the increased availability of prime retail space. Nation-wide there are malls with a larger number of unfilled spaces for rent due to the recession.