# Hawker Spaces

> Hawker Spaces provides premium short-term retail spaces in Melbourne and Sydney, Australia. Fully fitted stores in prime shopping precincts for pop-up shops, product launches, brand activations and showrooms — bookable online for a day, a week or a season, with live availability and transparent package pricing behind a free account.

Every space includes built-in retail technology: HD screens on side walls and the front window, customisable digital signage and music via the Hawker Spaces CMS, retail furniture, in-store analytics (people counting and heat mapping), Square point-of-sale hardware, Wi-Fi and amenities. Spaces are licensed short-term (not leased), and bump-in is fast — brands can typically open within days of booking.

This is the expanded companion to https://hawkerspaces.com/llms.txt, with full detail on each section.

## Key facts

- Short-term retail licences (not leases) in prime precincts of Melbourne and Sydney, Australia.
- Bookings run for any duration — a single day, a week, or a full season.
- Every space is fully fitted: screens, signage, music, furniture, analytics, Square POS, Wi-Fi and amenities are all included in the package price.
- Brands can typically bump in and open within days of booking.
- A free account unlocks live availability, transparent package pricing and online booking.
- Common uses: pop-up retail, fashion, product launches, events, wellness, display suites and brand activations.
- Contact: support@hawkerspaces.com, or the enquiry form at https://hawkerspaces.com/enquire.

## Locations

Hawker Spaces operates across Melbourne (South Yarra, Fitzroy, CBD and more) and Sydney (Paddington and more). Locations change as spaces launch and sunset, so the live directory is authoritative.

- [All locations](https://hawkerspaces.com/locations): The current directory of spaces, with size (sqm), frontage, photos and floor plans.
- Individual space pages follow the pattern `https://hawkerspaces.com/locations/<slug>` and include photos, floor plans, dimensions, frontage, capacity, ceiling height, natural light, power, loading access, transit, neighbours and amenities for that space.

## Using a space

- [Space uses](https://hawkerspaces.com/space-uses): The directory of what brands run in a Hawker Space — pop-up retail, fashion, product launches, events, wellness, display suites and more. Individual use-case pages follow the pattern `https://hawkerspaces.com/space-uses/<slug>`.
- [How it works](https://hawkerspaces.com/how-it-works): The end-to-end process in three steps:
  1. Discover — browse spaces across Melbourne and Sydney, filter by use, dates and budget, or call for a shortlist.
  2. Book — availability is confirmed and dates are locked in with a deposit; package pricing is transparent.
  3. Activate — step into a fully fitted floor, add signage, product and creative, and trade.
- [Inclusions](https://hawkerspaces.com/inclusions): Everything included in every booking:
  - Core fit-out: adjustable track lighting, service counter and POS bench, fitting rooms, lockable back-of-house storage, business-grade Wi-Fi and power, independently zoned climate control.
  - Digital suite: 85" 4K wall-integrated displays, an 85" high-brightness street-facing window display, 4K media players remote-managed via the CMS, multi-channel ceiling audio, people-counter and heat-map analytics cameras, CCTV, and a cloud content management platform for scheduling signage and music.
  - Optional add-ons: custom fit-out (vinyl wraps, signage, plinths and shelving, quoted per brief), content capture on opening day, and bespoke window dressing by the in-house team.

## Booking and contact

- [Enquire](https://hawkerspaces.com/enquire): Enquiry form for brands — no account needed.
- [Create an account](https://hawkerspaces.com/auth/registration): Free account that unlocks live availability, package pricing and online booking.
- [Support](https://hawkerspaces.com/support): Help centre and contact details. Email: support@hawkerspaces.com
- [Help centre](https://hawkerspaces.com/support/docs): Guides and answers for booking, customising and trading in a space, organised by category at `https://hawkerspaces.com/support/docs/<category>` with individual articles at `https://hawkerspaces.com/support/docs/<category>/<article>`.

## Optional

- [Blog](https://hawkerspaces.com/posts): News, guides and stories from Hawker Spaces and the brands that trade with us. Individual posts follow the pattern `https://hawkerspaces.com/posts/<slug>`.
- [Terms & Conditions](https://hawkerspaces.com/terms): The licence terms that govern bookings.
- [Privacy Policy](https://hawkerspaces.com/privacy): How Hawker Spaces collects and handles personal information.