If you've seen videos of people tearing into tiny toy packages online, or noticed teens obsessing over pastel-colored figurines at the mall, you've probably encountered the global craze for blind box ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) -While U.S. consumers keep searching for an authentic Pop Mart Labubu, rivals are introducing their own cheaper, easier-to- find "blind box" products for the key holiday shopping ...

Why are we so obsessed with opening—and watching people open—blind boxes? A toy expert and a psychologist break down what’s going on behind this bizarre trend. The videos all follow the same general ...

Pop Mart’s revenue rose 62% in the first half of the year and its profit nearly doubled, as its revenue from outside Mainland China more than tripled The company came under attack this week from the ...

Eugene Y. Chan does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Retailers are expanding blind box toy offerings for the holidays. Blind box toys appeal due to low prices and addictive shopping experience. Collectors drive toy growth, but overall holiday sales may ...

A blind box toy – like Spin Master's popular CrystaLynx dragons – generally has packaging that hides the specific product inside so shoppers keep buying until they find the one they want or collect ...

NEW YORK, Nov 14 (Reuters) - (This Nov. 14 story has been corrected to say that unit sales in overall holiday spending may fall by as much as 2.5%, not that the figure applies just to toys, in ...