A Pop Mart vending machine has arrived at this Bristol store, with limited-edition collectibles including Labubu, Molly, Hirono & Skullpanda – here’s how to get your hands on a mystery blind box
You may have thought you’d seen the last of those pesky plush toys with slightly demonic faces, dangling from bags, keys and fingers across every town and city across the world – but you’d be wrong.
British toy shop The Entertainer has now announced the imminent arrival of a new ‘Pop Mart Robo Shop‘ vending machine to its Bristol Cribbs store, and yes, that means Labubu toys aren’t going anywhere.
As the collectable toy trend continues to grow, the interactive vending machine – known as a ‘Robo Shop’ – will bring its iconic blind boxes to Bristol from Tuesday, April 21, allowing shoppers to browse and buy limited-edition collectables from Pop Mart’s best-selling lines, such as Labubu, Molly, Hirono and SKULLPANDA, among many others.
What’s the hype with Pop Mart?
Since its launch in 2010, Pop Mart has grown a global audience by merging art, fashion, and pop culture into collectable toys that appeal to fans of all ages. Sold in mystery-style blind boxes, each box contains a surprise figure that has added to the growing excitement and increased demand for the products, which have also seen popularity with celebrities, including Dua Lipa and Rihanna.
Alongside Bristol, new Pop Mart Robo Shops will arrive at The Entertainer in eleven other locations, making the toy shop the UK’s largest retailer stocking the much-loved brand.
Credit: Pop Mart UK
Pop Mart Robo Shops coming to the UK
Over the coming weeks, Pop Mart Robo Shops will be available at The Entertainer in:
Lakeside
Brighton
Newcastle Metro
Glasgow St Enoch
Sheffield Meadowhall
Bristol Cribbs
Manchester Arndale
Belfast
Cambridge
Leeds
Merry Hill
Cardiff
Bluewater
Andrew Murphy OBE, Group Chief Executive Officer of The Entertainer Group, said: “As the global Pop Mart phenomenon and collectable toy trend continues to flourish, we’re excited to announce that Bristol, alongside eleven more of our stores nationwide, will become home to a ROBO SHOP.
“The Entertainer takes its role as Britain’s toy shop seriously – which means breaking new ground to bring our customers all the latest toy trends, the world’s best-loved brands and compelling shopping experiences for customers, whatever their age.”
Pop Mart is available at The Entertainer in Bristol as of Tuesday, April 21.
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