Union Square is the city's retail and hotel core, and a lot of what happens here is brand activations: store openings, product drops and receptions in hotel ballrooms. Live printing in a storefront or a lobby gives shoppers a reason to stop and something to carry out. We build the station, run it and pack it out around your store hours or run-of-show.
Union Square setups
- Live hat bar: a build-your-own station for a store opening.
- Live DTF: limited-drop graphics printed per customer.
- Live embroidery: monograms for a hotel reception or a VIP night.
- Live screen printing: one launch design for a line that stretches down the sidewalk.
- Promo & hard goods: printed totes that double as shopping bags.
Expect a service entrance or a freight elevator, not a loading dock. Westfield San Francisco Centre, the hotels around the square and the flagship stores usually move gear through back-of-house, so we book that path with the venue before the truck arrives from La Habra. Also nearby: SOMA, Mission Bay, The Mission, the Embarcadero & Financial District.
A station needs about 10x10 ft and two 120V/20A circuits. In a store, we lay out the line so it doesn't block the entrance.
Send the store or hotel, the date and the traffic you expect, and we'll quote within 24 hours.