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For Pop Mart, tiny blind boxes are big business

Gen Z shoppers are driving a collecting frenzy for Labubu across Asia, the US and Europe
Labubu are elflike plush toys with a mischievous grin, often spotted dangling off celebrities’ designer bags

Forget the lipstick effect. This year’s most promising recession-proof trade does not involve beauty purchases that chase away the blues, but elflike plush toys with rabbit ears and a mischievous grin.

Meet the Labubu. Made by Beijing-based toymaker Pop Mart, the pint-sized creature has sparked a collecting frenzy among Gen Z and millennial shoppers across Asia, the US and Europe. Fans line up for hours for new releases. Rihanna, Dua Lipa and Lisa from the K-pop group Blackpink have been spotted dangling Labubu key chains off their designer bags.

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