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The Queensland launch of discounted retail chain Panda Mart sparked a frenzy of shoppers, with thousands descending on the store in Brisbane\u2019s south.<\/p>\n
The chain, described as \u201cTemu in real life\u201d, stocks everything from cosmetics and toys to homewares, furniture, sporting goods, outdoor gear and more.<\/p>\n
Panda Mart in Rocklea has 18 checkout counters, all of which had a line on Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n
A staff member, not authorised to speak publicly and who asked not to be named, said he served at least 1000 customers at his counter alone over the weekend.<\/p>\n
\u201c18 counters and 1000 people through each,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cMore than 1000 I reckon, I\u2019m not sure though. It\u2019s just a lot of people. On Saturday, Sunday it\u2019s more. People coming in every two minutes.<\/p>\n
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Panda Mart has officially opened at Rocklea in Brisbane\u2019s south.Dominique Tassell<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery time you look over there, it\u2019s just people, it never settles down.\u201d<\/p>\n
The worker estimated there were 60 to 70 per cent more people on Saturday and Sunday than on Monday.<\/p>\n
Just after midday on Monday, limited parking had forced customers to drive off-road and on the sidewalk before piling into the store located at the old Bunnings site. Cars were parked in every available space on the lawns \u2013 up on the curbs, and on every side street for at least three blocks.<\/p>\n
By 2pm, a line had formed at the door with entry staggered by staff to a few at a time.<\/p>\n
Shelves were bare for some items, with the most popular products being snacks, makeup, and furniture.<\/p>\n
Shoppers who visited the store over the weekend shared footage online of messy aisles, particularly in the rug section of the store.<\/p>\n
Rugs were strewn across the floor in piles, blocking the aisles so no one could walk through.<\/p>\n
Related Article Panda Mart first launched in South Africa in 2010, and launched in Victoria last year. Crowds were so large at the Cranbourne store opening<\/a> in Melbourne\u2019s outskirts that police had to be called.<\/p>\n Police were not required at the Rocklea store during its soft opening weekend.<\/p>\n The chain\u2019s Victorian stores were ordered to stop trading for 72 hours by Consumer Affairs Victoria last December, while allegedly unsafe goods were seized.<\/p>\n Save<\/p>\n You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n![\"Product](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4c448a00252d0155bd4c14eba2c0d6985e2c9ac6.jpeg\")
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