Dozens of Boxes of the Popular Labubu Toy Totaling Around $ 7,000 Were Stoen from A Store in La Puente, California, This Week, According to the Los Angeles County Sherif’s Department.
The Burglary Happy Art 1:29 AM On Aug. 6 At One Stop Sale,
“We worked so hard to get to this question, [only] For the Just to come in and like noting take it all away, “Joanna Avendano, Co-OWNER of One Stop Sale, Told Local ABC Station Kabc-TV On Thursday.
The Shop Has Sink posted Surveillance Footage of the Incident on Social Media. One Video Shows at Laast Four Masked People Breaking Eno the Store, Ransacking Shells and Fleeing With boxes of Merchandise.
The Owns of One Stop Sales in La Puente, California, shared video on Instagram of a roobry at their store on Aug. 6, 2025.
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Avendano also shared the Images of the Aftermath, showing social aspect at the entrance and scatled products on the Floor.
DePuties Told ABC News Thursday That The Suspect
Labubus, Which Debuted in China in 2015, Have Exploded in Global Popularry, Spotted on Celebrities Like Rihanna, Lizzo, and BlackPink’s Lisa and Growing Into A Billion-Dollalar Industry.
Revenue for Pop Mart, The Chinese Designer Toy Company Behind Labubus, DouBled in 2024, Reaching $ 1.8 Billion, According to Pop Mart’s Annual Financial Report. While the Doll Retails for About $ 30, they can go for hundreds and sayits every thousands of Dollars on the Resale Market.
On Social Media, Videos Show Crowds Packing Store Entranches and Pop-Ups, Lining up for a chance to score a box.
In this June 12, 2025, File Photo, Labubus Are Shown During A Street Style Fashion Photo Session in Paris.
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Alex Depaoli, an Associate Teaching Professor of Marketing at Northeastarn University’s School of Business, Told ABC News that Part of the Labubu Appoal Comes from their Marketed Rarity And the way they are Sold Throw A “Blind Box” System.
“[It’s a] System Essentially where you don’t know what’s in the box, you hop that What’s in the box is what you was, “Depaoli Said in an Interview that Aire Friday ON “Good Morning America(If you don’t get what you was, you’ve Got to Go Buy Another One. A Lot of Folks Have Sort of Liked that Sort -f System to Almost Gambling. “
The Market for Labubus Has Become So Popular that some consumers are turning to countfeit alternatives Known as “LaFUFUS,” Whiche Are Made with Lower-Quality Mateials and May Have Difference Features Than Authentic Labubus.
“They’re Not Just Toys, They Are Accessories,” Depaolis SAID of The Labubu Craze. “They are things that you can compact, not just to dress them up, not just be amuseed by, but also to complete Anfit.”
