Pop-Up Retail Challenge – A Hands-On Pricing Simulation for Business & Entrepreneurship Students

The Pop-Up Retail Challenge is an interactive, real-world business simulation where students step into the role of a market vendor at a busy fruit stand. Designed for middle and high school business and entrepreneurship classrooms, this lab guides students through the full sales cycle—from calculating totals and building pricing formulas to discovering optimal prices and running a 6-hour retail simulation to maximize profit.

Students use trial-and-error pricing strategies, make data-driven decisions, and compete to reach the top of the automatically generated classroom leaderboard. Along the way, they develop core skills in business math, pricing analysis, profit tracking, and entrepreneurial thinking.

This lab works perfectly as a back-to-school activity—engaging, collaborative, and highly visual. It helps students ease into the school year while applying key business principles in a fun and memorable way.

✅ Includes:

Fully interactive simulation with auto-calculations
Auto-graded worksheets and leaderboards to encourage competition
Seamless student experience from start to finish
Teacher console for real-time progress monitoring

Whether you're launching a unit on pricing, entrepreneurship, or consumer math, the Pop-Up Retail Challenge brings business education to life in your classroom.