The viral collectible company is set to launch a new flagship store in the Liverpool One shopping centre
Pop Mart, the company behind viral collectibles Skullpanda and The Monsters – often called Labubus – is set to open a new UK store in Liverpool.
Rob Deacon, Director of Asset Management at Liverpool One – Landsec, said the location would be Pop Mart’s “biggest UK store yet”.
The store is set to operate across 6,200 sq ft, and will stock a full range of products, including Hirono, Crybaby, Peach Riot, and Kubo.
“We’re working hard to extend Pop Mart to leading locations across the UK, and when it came to our next launch, Liverpool One was the clear choice”
Peter Shipman, Managing Director of Europe at Pop Mart, said: “We’re working hard to extend Pop Mart to leading locations across the UK, and when it came to our next launch, Liverpool One was the clear choice. Liverpool is my hometown, so I’m especially excited about this opening. We know we will be welcomed with open arms, and we can’t wait to deliver products featuring the characters our customers know and love to a whole new city.”
Pop Mart continues UK expansion
Earlier this month The Entertainer said it would roll out a wider trial of Pop Mart products in six stores across the country, a pilot scheme before a wider launch in coming months.
Pop Mart products are now available from The Entertainer locations in Manchester Arndale, Kingston The Bentall Centre, Lakeside Shopping Centre, Milton Keynes Centre:MK, Sheffield Meadowhall, and Stratford Westfield, as well as Bluewater.
Brian Proctor, Chief Product Officer, The Entertainer, said: “As the Pop Mart phenomenon continues to rapidly grow, we’re thrilled to reveal that The Entertainer will stock the popular toys in selected stores. The upcoming arrival of Pop Mart at The Entertainer highlights our ongoing commitment to offering innovative and exciting products to our customers.”
This week The Entertainer founders announced they were handing ownership of the chain to staff through an Employee Ownership Trust.
