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Apple, Ikea, Labubu: Why Culver City is a growing hot spot for business

Apple, Ikea, Labubu: Why Culver City is a growing hot spot for business

Culver City, a once-quiet corner of L.A. County people would pass through on their way somewhere else, has emerged as a destination of choice for some of the world’s best-known companies. Apple, Amazon, TikTok, and Sony are just a few of the big names with a strong presence in the city of fewer than 40,000 residents, conveniently located between downtown L.A. and the beaches. Recently, they’ve been joined by Ikea, Pinterest and the company behind the Labubu dolls. “We’re this little oasis in the midst of a megalopolis,” Mayor Freddy Puza said. Pop Mart, the Chinese maker of the viral dolls, picked a location in Culver City for its headquarters in the U.S. Michael Hackman, an independent studio owner who controls the building that Pop Mart is moving into, says he is inundated with calls from people excited that the company is coming to Culver City. “We’re getting all these calls from people saying ‘I have a daughter who is a huge fan,’ and ‘how can we get a Labubu doll?’” he said. Swedish furniture …

Labubu maker Pop Mart Opens U.S. headquarters in Culver City

Labubu maker Pop Mart Opens U.S. headquarters in Culver City

Pop Mart, the Chinese toymaker known for its collectible Labubu dolls, has opened a new office building in Culver City as it seeks to expand its North American presence. The 22,000-square-foot office will serve as Pop Mart’s new U.S. headquarters, according to real estate data provider CoStar, which earlier reported the deal. Pop Mart, founded in 2010 in Beijing, is credited with fueling the frenzy over “blind boxes” — small, collectible toys sold in packaging that keeps the exact figure inside a surprise until it is unsealed. The toymaker, which is publicly traded on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, has nearly 600 physical stores across 18 countries, according to its September 2025 half-year financial report. Much of its recent growth has concentrated in the U.S. In the first half of last year, the company opened 40 new stores, including 19 in the Americas. In Southern California, it now has stores in Westfield Century City, Glendale Galleria, and Westfield UTC Mall in La Jolla. The office building Pop Mart chose is named “Slash,” features leaning glass …

A guide to Culver City, Calif.: What to do, see, eat

A guide to Culver City, Calif.: What to do, see, eat

In 1917, Harry Culver incorporated an area roughly midway between downtown L.A. and the ocean and gave it a slogan: “All roads lead to Culver City.” That’s true, assuming the roads you’re referring to are the 405, the 90 or Venice Boulevard. Get to know Los Angeles through the places that bring it to life. From restaurants to shops to outdoor spaces, here’s what to discover now. In many ways, Culver City does feel like L.A.’s point of intersection — and not just in a geographic sense. Considering Culver City’s distance from actual Hollywood, there’s a lot of Hollywood history in this town. “Gone With the Wind,” “Citizen Kane” and “The Wizard of Oz” were filmed here. Now that the writers’ and actors’ strikes are over, the studios are buzzing again. “Jeopardy!” and “Wheel of Fortune” tape at Sony Pictures Studios. The future of Hollywood is in Culver City too: TikTok HQ is up the street from the Westfield mall. Apple and Amazon Studios have taken up residence in recent years, agitating some longtime residents …