Sports Card Dealers
Fanatics opening card, hobby shop in London
Fanatics Collectibles has announced its first-ever global flagship store, which is set to open this Spring on iconic Regent Street in London.
England has a growing collector base, but there are fewer than five Topps-partner hobby shops in the UK, and fewer than 30 in all of Europe. The popular Regent Street area attracts more than 70 million people a year.
The store features an impressive visual centerpiece with a central display of the most rare and desirable trading cards with a giant suspended circular screen above.
The flagship store will offer exclusive products and host such events as monthly trade nights, kids rip events, athlete signings, and more. Topps secured the exclusive trading-card rights to soccer’s Premier League last year, with product launching in time for the 2025-26 season.
The Fanatics store will focus on sports and entertainment cards, highlighting Topps, Merlin, Match Attax and Bowman brands.
The store spans 803 square meters and will include several one-of-a-kind interactive areas for collectors and fans, including a state-of-the-art breaking studio.
While the focus is on trading cards, the store also will sell Topps-branded apparel and Fanatics-owned Mitchell & Ness apparel. It also will sell memorabilia (signed kits, jerseys, balls, etc.) and trading-card supplies.
