Pop Mart stops selling Labubus in London after long queues and chaos
Pop Mart has announced it has halted sales of its famous Labubu plushies across its London stores until further notice.
Following increasing demand for the Labubu bag charms, Pop Mart has confirmed it will no longer be stocking them in its UK stores including those based across London.
The retailer has said it has paused sales in all of its stores to improve customers’ shopping experiences after long queues started forming outside stores for Labubus.
The monster-like plush toy, which has pointy ears and a charming grin showcasing a serrated set of gnashers, has become a global phenomenon and must-have accessory worn by celebs from Dua Lipa to Central Cee.
First launched in 2015, Labubu plushies which are available exclusively in Pop Mart stores and its official stockists, have taken over TikTok over the past few years as users have shared unboxing videos.
Pop Mart has almost 20 stores, robo shops and pop ups currently across the country with the majority of them based in and around the capital.
On Monday (May 19), the retailer released a statement on social media warning customers they would no longer be able to shop Labubus in all Pop Mart UK stores.
The message uploaded to the Pop Mark UK Instagram said: “Due to the increasing demand for our beloved Labubus, we’ve seen a significant rise in customer turnout on restock days — with long queues forming outside our stores and Roboshops.
“To ensure the safety and comfort of everyone, we will temporarily pause all in-store and roboshop sales of THE MONSTERS plush toys until further notice.”
The statement went on to add that Labubus would still be available to buy online in the meantime as they work behind the scenes to improve fans’ shopping experience.
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