This week, Boxpark Shoreditch is opening a pop-up that will be showcasing lots of different Black talent.
The shopping and dining destination will be welcoming Jamii, an online marketplace, and discount card for Black-owned businesses in the UK.
Jamii is a discount card and discovery platform that is only available online but now, for the first time, they will be showcasing the brands in a pop-up.
Together with Boxpark, Jamii will be hosting a series of Black British e-commerce brands across haircare, skincare, clothing, stationery, food and greetings cards.
The Jamii pop-up will showcase over 20 brands for a limited time from Wednesday 5 August to Sunday 9 August.
While Black Pound Day – which started in June as a way to support the Black community – may be over, it’s important to support local and independent business that may not otherwise get much attention.
So jot the date down in your diary, you’ll want to check this event out.
Jamii was founded by Khalia Ismain in 2016 in response to the first wave of the Black Lives Matter movement.
The website was started with a mission to make it as easy and convenient as possible to lift up community-owned brands.
This is the first time Jamii has brought its digital platform to the real world but Khalia has plans to run more pop-up shops across the UK in Bristol, Birmingham, and Manchester.
Prices at thepop-up will range from £3.30 to £40 for individual items, with discounts of up to 20% available to those that have a Jamii card.
Shoppers will also be able to sign up for a Jamii card in-store.
Which brands will be available at the pop-up
- Afrocenchix – Haircare
- Yeye Mi – Haircare
- Big Hair – Haircare
- Bourn Beautiful Naturals – Haircare and Skincare
- Kiya Cosmetics – Haircare and Skincare
- Y Wait Beauty – Skincare
- LoveRems – Skincare
- Mr Blackman’s – Skincare
- The Glowcery – Skincare
- Black Sunrise – Clothing
- Diaspora Socks – Clothing
- Everyday Froday – Clothing
- Sheer Suga – Clothing
- SZND – Clothing
- Tihara Smith – Greetings Cards + Stationery
- Streetgreets – Greetings Cards
- Bespoke Binny – Homeware
- Village & Home – Homeware
- Home Jewels Co – Candles
- Lanji Candles – Candles
- Isura – Jewellery
- Sheni & Teni – Children’s puzzles
If you want to know more about Black businesses that are doing wonderful things, be sure to check out our series Black Owned.
Black Owned is a series that throws a spotlight on the brilliant and innovative businesses and entrepreneurs within the Black community.
We hear how and why companies were founded, what challenges Black business owners face and the advice they’d give themselves if they were starting out again.
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source https://metro.co.uk/2020/08/03/boxpark-shoreditch-hosting-pop-showcasing-black-owned-haircare-skincare-clothing-brands-13077412/
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