Booth Rental & Vendor Malls in North Carolina
These 11 shops rent booth, shelf or display space to makers and small brands. You usually pay monthly rent, often plus a small commission, and stock the space yourself. All are in North Carolina; see all 115 nationwide.
The 11 shops
Belmont Bookshop
Independent bookshop on Belmont's Main Street that makes room for Carolinas authors.
Heads up: NC and SC residents only, with priority for Charlotte-metro authors.
47K Marketplace
Family-owned artisan boutique in downtown Monroe featuring local artisans, furniture, decor and unique gifts.
Heads up: They limit the number of vendors selling similar products.
Bloom Collective (Blossoming Artisans)
Plant and gift shop with a café (formerly The Burnt Pot Cafe). The Blossoming Artisans shelf, curated with Hummingbird Market, holds rotating handmade goods from Raleigh makers.
Heads up: This is the in-store channel for Hummingbird Market.
Littlest Shoppe
Tiny downtown shop next to Little Native Coffee, carrying a curated mix of retail brands and local makers.
Heads up: Their first round of vendor applications has closed.
Hartwell
Downtown Raleigh retail and event space whose shelves hold handcrafted goods from 20+ local makers. It also hosts maker markets.
Heads up: No clothing vendors right now.
Woolworth Walk
Nearly 20,000 sq ft gallery and crafts emporium of about 170 local artists in the historic F.W. Woolworth building, with a 1950s soda fountain.
Heads up: Booth-style program with a juried waitlist.
Kress Emporium
Over 100 artists and craftspeople plus antiques and collectibles in the 1928 Kress Building downtown.
Heads up: It's a vendor space rental, and part of the floor is antiques.
Marquee Asheville
50,000 sq ft design-centric marketplace in a converted RAD warehouse: antiques, vintage, artful decor, jewelry and craft.
Heads up: Mostly antiques and vintage; spaces limited.
Blue Moon Gift Shops
Out Of My Closet
Heads up: Fashion resale vendor closets rather than a traditional wholesale buying program.