{"id":182565,"date":"2026-04-01T20:04:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T20:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/182565\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T20:04:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T20:04:34","slug":"is-labubu-maker-pop-mart-opening-a-fifth-avenue-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/182565\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Labubu-Maker Pop Mart Opening a Fifth Avenue Store?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Are people still buying Labubus? Pop Mart, the company behind the viral collectible plush toys seems to think so \u2014 the New York Post reports<\/a> that the Labubu-maker signed a retail lease on Fifth Avenue and East 54th Street. (Per the Post, Cushman & Wakefield and landlord Josef Buchmann confirmed the lease but declined to name the tenant.) The store will occupy a 7,000-square-foot retail space and sit next to Swarovski and down the block from a forthcoming Rolex headquarters.<\/p>\n

How much Labubu can the city take? Last fall, the Post reported that Pop Mart also leased<\/a> another 7,000-square-foot space in Times Square for its flagship. That store is supposed to open in late 2026, and the signing was for a ten-year lease. It\u2019s hard to imagine anyone caring about Labubus in 2036, but it was also hard to imagine anyone caring the first time around. Life is full of surprises.<\/p>\n

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