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 Manchester Arndale store, and yes, that means Labubu toys aren’t going anywhere.
As the collectible toy trend continues to grow, the interactive vending machine – known as a ‘Robo Shop’ – will bring its iconic blind boxes to Manchester from Friday 24th April, allowing shoppers to browse and buy limited-edition collectibles 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 Manchester, 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.
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 collectible toy trend continues to flourish, we’re excited to announce that Manchester Arndale, 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 will be available at The Entertainer in Manchester Arndale from Friday 24th April.
You can also visit the Pop Mart stores in Manchester at 130 Market St, M60 1AY and Lower Regent Cres, The Trafford Centre, M17 8AA.