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Kanye West shop to open this weekend at Lakeside Mall

The store will sell Detroit-specific ‘Life of Pablo’ merchandise

Adam Graham
The Detroit News

Kanye West is bringing a “Pablo” pop-up shop to Detroit.

Detroit is one of 21 cities the rapper will be presenting temporary shops in this weekend. The stores, which will sell city-specific versions of West’s “Life of Pablo”-branded merchandise, will be open for three days beginning Friday. The Metro Detroit store will be located at Lakeside Mall, 14000 Lakeside Circle, Sterling Heights.

Hours this weekend:

10 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday

10 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday

Noon-6 p.m.

Detroit will be one of 13 U.S. cities with a “Pablo” store, along with Atlanta, Las Vegas, Chicago, Philadelphia and others. Earlier this year, West moved a reported $1,000,000 worth of merchandise at a pop-up in New York, according to Vogue.com.

West is not expected to appear at the Detroit store, but he will be in town when he performs Sept. 28 at Joe Louis Arena and Oct. 6 at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Merch lines at those shows will likely be shorter than they will be at the “Pablo” store this weekend.

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