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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

Published by Sam Flores

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

Published by Sam Flores

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 …