High street slime store, Gootopia, is opening a seven-week-long pop-up at Southside Shopping Centre in Wandsworth from 1 August.
Having won the centre’s Soapbox Challenge, which invited independent local businesses to pitch their business for the chance to win a month-long occupancy at the centre, the pop-up will be the brand’s second store, following the opening of the first UK high street slime store at Lewisham in March of this year.
The new pop-up at Southside will feature shelves of ready-made slime, slime ingredients, activator and their ‘goo-to-go’ slime vending machine. It will also offer a range of exciting activities and experiences for kids of all ages, including two summer slime workshops, ‘Tropical Blast’ and ‘Ice Cream Dream’ which will take place every day until 3 September, with guests able to book the 1-hour sessions online*. The store will also be hosting birthday parties, school science workshops, drop-in slime-making sessions and live slime-making demonstrations by expert slime creators.
As part of the Soapbox Challenge, Gootopia will also see their brand promoted on the iconic Piccadilly Lights in London, where 100 million people pass through every year.
Pieter Strömbeck, Centre Director at Southside Shopping Centre, said: “We’re excited to be welcoming Gootopia to Southside Shopping Centre this August. Their interactive workshops are a perfect way to keep the kids entertained during the summer, and a completely unique experience that’s inclusive and accessible to everyone. The Soapbox Challenge is a fantastic initiative providing up-and-coming businesses an opportunity to enhance their brand within a busy retail setting. We’re proud to be able to give local independent brands like Gootopia the chance to shine, and we can’t wait to see kids getting stuck in creating their own slime sensations.”
