How a Dutch Agency's Pop-Up Shop Helps the Homeless Find a Place to Sleep

But here’s the link: a tabloid called Ekstra Bladet, which launched a program this winter to help ease the suffering (and prevent potential arrests) of homeless people by setting up virtual shops at physical locations and drawing crowds to wait for their grand openings.

The backstory: It’s illegal now, according to Danish law, for people to sleep in groups outdoors or set up what authorities would deem to be a “camp.”