Bing Dwen Dwen merchandise sees promised resupply

The popular plush toys of Winter Olympics mascot Bing Dwen Dwen will be restocked to licensed stores starting Sunday to meet the surge in demand, according to the marketing department of the Beijing Olympics Organizing Committee.

On Sunday, a new shipment of 2,000 Bing Dwen Dwen plush toys arrived in Beijing and will be distributed to licensed flagship stores soon. In the next week, 35,000 toys will be shipped to Beijing and up to 100,000 are expected to be available before the opening of the Winter Paralympics on March 4.

The organizers have also released a special Lunar New Year edition of the Bing Dwen Dwen plush. The first batch is expected to arrive in Beijing next Saturday and the stock is estimated to reach 180,000 before the opening of the Winter Paralympics.