Overview
- Pop Mart confirmed a new shop in Bristol city centre, its first store in the South West.
- The store at 12 Broadmead is slated to open Saturday, December 6 at 9 a.m., with about 248 sq m of floor space.
- A company spokesperson described Bristol as one of the UK's most influential creative cities with a world-renowned urban art heritage.
- Media reports say Labubu’s surge in popularity has boosted Pop Mart’s recent earnings, with celebrity attention cited as a factor.
- Labubu, created by artist Kasing Lung, is known for a vinyl face with pointy ears, big eyes and a nine-tooth grin attached to a plush body.