We unpack the blind box trend and why it has everyone, including Capetonians, fawning over little gremlin creatures and collectables.

A new indoor play area, a store with trendy blind boxes and a place to get your coffee fix — all are new or coming to the Lehigh Valley Mall. Looking for the viral Stitch blind boxes?

Ever heard of Labubu? Scroll through social media and you'll likely come across unboxing videos or clips of shoppers waiting in long lines to get one. Read about the viral toy and fashion accessory.

We unpack the most popular Labubu "The Monsters" Blind Box series of all time, plus platforms like Pop Mart where they are still in stock.

Blind boxes, in terms of how they reach the consumers, are an innovation. Digging deeper into the issue, you will learn the very marketing of blind boxes is called probabilistic selling.

Shanghai has issued guidelines on the sale of blind boxes-which contain at least one unknown surprise item-in a move to protect consumers' interests.

Labubu doll with pointed ears, wide eyes, and a mischievous grin featuring nine sharp teeth, has taken the world by storm in 2025.