Labubu toys in a Pop Mart in Shanghai in August. The Chinese toy maker will soon open its first Canadian store.

The Chinese toy maker behind the popular Labubu dolls will soon open its first store in Canada.

Pop Mart’s debut Canadian location will be in British Columbia at the CF Richmond Centre mall, south of Vancouver.

The chain says it will open during Pop Mart’s fourth quarter with more details about the store to be released next month.

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The Canadian store will form a small piece of Pop Mart’s growing footprint. It operates more than 500 stores in 30 countries and has about 2,300 vending machines called roboshops spread across the globe.

Pop Mart is best known for selling collectible toys and figurines in “blind

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