Pop Mart, the Chinese designer toy company whose Labubu figures have generated sustained collector demand globally, is opening a permanent retail store at Dolphin Mall in Sweetwater, according to the brand's Instagram. The new location replaces a Robo Shop vending machine Pop Mart previously operated at the same mall — a step from a single automated unit to a staffed retail floor.
Per the operator's post, the store will carry blind boxes, limited-edition collectibles, and the brand's core character lines: Labubu, Skullpanda, Molly, Dimoo, and Hirono, among others. Blind boxes — sealed packaging sold at a fixed price before the buyer knows which figure they'll receive — are central to Pop Mart's retail model and have produced an active secondary resale market for rare variants worldwide.
The Robo Shop machine the Dolphin Mall location is replacing represented a lower-footprint version of that experience: automated dispensing without staff, the full product range, or the drop-based purchasing patterns a permanent floor supports. A staffed store allows the brand to manage inventory depth and stage limited releases in a way a vending unit cannot.
No opening date was included in the announcement. The store's precise position within Dolphin Mall — a Simon Property Group outlet center that draws significant traffic from Miami-Dade County residents and international visitors, particularly from Latin America — was not disclosed in the post. Square footage and lease terms were not shared publicly.
Pop Mart's move from kiosk to full retail at one of South Florida's highest-volume shopping centers is the clearest public signal yet of the brand's commitment to this market. A launch timeline has not been announced beyond the Instagram post.
