Pop Mart, Haidilao, Chinese dining categories such as malatang and xiaolongbao, and Chinese tea brands are gaining traction in South Korea, showing how Chinese consumer companies are shifting from product export to experience-led brand globalization.
Pop Mart added manufacturing partners in Mexico, Cambodia, and Indonesia, showing that fast-growing Chinese brands are using supply-chain resilience to support global demand.
A partner-specific case examining how a Thailand joint venture moved from market entry to a multi-format retail base without treating launch-day demand as proof of repeatable economics.
8 stores + 3 pop-upsMinor International said POP MART Thailand had eight free-standing stores and three pop-up units before the August 2025 ICONSIAM flagship launch, which it said set the brand’s Thailand record for first-day sales. The release does not disclose the sales amount, same-store performance, sell-through or margin.