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Pop Mart to Open 7 UK Stores, Creating 150 Jobs

1/31/2026

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Keir Starmer, Labour Party leader, met Chinese business leaders at UK-China Business Forum, where Pop Mart CEO Wang Ning announced Pop Mart’s European base in London.
Pop Mart will open seven UK stores, including Birmingham, Cardiff, and an Oxford Street flagship, creating over 150 jobs.
The company also plans about 20 more stores in major European cities next year to deepen ties with British intellectual property and local creative industries.

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Keir Starmer, Labour Party leader, met Chinese business leaders at UK-China Business Forum, where Pop Mart CEO Wang Ning announced Pop Mart’s European base in London.
Pop Mart will open seven UK stores, including Birmingham, Cardiff, and an Oxford Street flagship, creating over 150 jobs.
The company also plans about 20 more stores in major European cities next year to deepen ties with British intellectual property and local creative industries.