'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 human-sized figure sells for over $150,000 at Beijing auction

BEIJING/SHANGHAI--A Beijing auction house sold a human-sized Labubu figure for 1.08 million yuan ($150,275.51) on Tuesday, ...
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Naomi Osaka is bringing Labubu to the US Open. There’s Althea Glitterson and Billie Jean Bling

NEW YORK (AP/HOWARD FENDRICH) — Naomi Osaka is bringing the Labubu fad to the U.S. Open — all the way to at least the quarterfinals. Osaka has played four matches at the Grand Slam tennis tournament ...
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Labubu-maker Pop Mart to open Mall of America store

Pop Mart, the designer toy brand behind the viral Labubu dolls, is headed to the Mall of America. The Bloomington megamall confirmed on Monday that Pop Mart will open later there this year, marking ...