'Labubu economics': Game-theoretic model explains why blind box strategies benefit suppliers, retailers, and consumers

The billion-dollar Labubu phenomenon broke a cardinal rule of retail: Consumers need to know what they're buying before they ...

Labubu's blind-box success offers lessons for retailers far beyond toys, GMU research finds

Labubu's success bucks retail axioms.
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Labubu Not the First Toy Craze, and Certainly Won't Be the Last

Labubu Not the First Toy Craze, and Certainly Won't Be the Last Pop Mart has struck it rich. The Chinese company that caters to toy connoisseurs and influencers said this week that it expects profit ...
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The Year of the Horse Revolution: Labubu’s Zodiac-Inspired Blind Boxes Take Over 2026

Pop Mart’s Have a Good Run series sparks 2026 frenzy as Labubu horse-themed blind boxes drive resale hype. Pop Mart sparks massive excitement with the 2026 Lunar New Year launch of the Have a Good Run ...
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China slammed ‘blind box' addiction — but that shouldn't faze Labubu-maker Pop Mart

Beijing may have warned against "blind box" toys, but analysts are betting that Pop Mart International — the company behind Labubu dolls — will remain one of China's hottest consumer brands this year.
Forbes

Toy Mogul Wang Ning Loses Almost $3 Billion As Shares Of Labubu Maker Pop Mart Drop On Overseas Slowdown

Visitors in front of a wall of Labubu dolls at Pop Mart International Ltd.'s "Monsters by Monsters: Now and Then" ten year anniversary exhibition in Shanghai, China, on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025.
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The year of the horse revolution: Labubu's zodiac-inspired blind boxes take over 2026

Pop Mart sparks massive excitement with the 2026 Lunar New Year launch of the Have a Good Run series. Collectors swarm stores and online platforms for these zodiac horse collectibles 2026, blending ...