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\nIn a central Wuhan shopping centre, a banner for a new Pop Mart hangs where an Air Jordan store once stood. When the store famous for the wildly popular Labubu figures opens early next year, it will sit next to a Tiffany & Co boutique and across from a Prada shop on the ground floor \u2013 space traditionally reserved for high-end purveyors of apparel, jewellery and cosmetics.
\nThe mall in the capital of central China\u2019s Hubei province is not an isolated case. Pop Mart and fellow makers of collectible…
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\nSource : South China Morning Post
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