{"id":228500,"date":"2026-03-31T12:12:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T12:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/228500\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T12:12:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T12:12:07","slug":"this-trendy-asian-retailer-is-opening-a-new-austin-store-heres-when","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/228500\/","title":{"rendered":"This trendy Asian retailer is opening a new Austin store. Here&#8217;s when"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A fast-growing Asian retailer known for stuffed animals, blind boxes and trendy home goods\u00a0is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statesman.com\/business\/real-estate\/article\/austin-pflugerville-retail-developer-ars-crossings-22155846.php\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">set to expand its footprint<\/a> in North Austin, with a new store opening this spring.<\/p>\n<p>Miniso plans to open a location at 9607 Research Blvd. in the <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/MEtCkY9hV9fmLLeN8\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gateway Shopping Center.<\/a> The store\u2019s soft opening is scheduled for April 30, and a grand opening is slated for May 9.<\/p>\n<p>The store will take over a space formerly occupied by Factory Mattress. The retailer\u2019s signature red signage is already installed, with \u201ccoming soon\u201d posters covering the windows.<\/p>\n<p>The Chinese chain was founded in 2013 and has since built a global presence, operating more than 7,000 stores across the world. More than 300 stores are currently in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>It is known for its affordable, \u201cJapanese-inspired\u201d products, with products including toys, stationery, snacks, home goods and licensed merchandise from brands such as Sanrio, Disney and Harry Potter.<\/p>\n<p>The Austin area will be home to seven Miniso stores once the new location opens.<\/p>\n<p>Miniso\u2019s expansion into North Austin is the latest in its efforts to bring more stores to Central Texas. A San Antonio location opened earlier this year at The Rim shopping center.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A fast-growing Asian retailer known for stuffed animals, blind boxes and trendy home goods\u00a0is set to expand its&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":228501,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133,80457],"class_list":["post-228500","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-austin","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news","tag-julianna"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228500","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=228500"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228500\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/228501"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=228500"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=228500"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=228500"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}