BEIJING—Chinese retailer Miniso Group will open a flagship store in New York and nearly double its U.S. outlets this year, betting post-pandemic shoppers on a budget will snap up cheap goods for home and work like $10 soft toy cats and $4 staplers shaped like avocados. At less than 60 outlets, Miniso’s U.S. presence will…

BEIJING—Chinese retailer Miniso Group will open a flagship store in New York and nearly double its U.S. outlets this year, betting post-pandemic shoppers on a budget will snap up cheap goods for home and work like $10 soft toy cats and $4 staplers shaped like avocados. At less than 60 outlets, Miniso’s U.S. presence will…