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Even though it's only been around since 1986, Middleton, Wis.-based American Girl, owned by Mattel, Inc., is a giant in the world of toys for girls ages 3 to 12. The foundation of the company is dolls (13 million of them have been sold, according to the company), especially dolls that are customized to look like their owners and dolls based on historic characters created by American Girl itself. Huge numbers of clothes and other accessories for the dolls are available, as well as books (117 million sold), a magazine (with 650,000 subscribers) and flagship stores that offer opportunities to have tea with the dolls, watch live theatre shows about the characters and get the dolls' hair styled....
Even though it's only been around since 1986, Middleton, Wis.-based American Girl, owned by Mattel, Inc., is a giant in the world of toys for girls ages 3 to 12. The foundation of the company is dolls (13 million of them have been sold, according to the company), especially dolls that are customized to look like their owners and dolls based on historic characters created by American Girl itself. Huge numbers of clothes and other accessories for the dolls are available, as well as books (117 million sold), a magazine (with 650,000 subscribers) and flagship stores that offer opportunities to have tea with the dolls, watch live theatre shows about the characters and get the dolls' hair styled. In Chicago, American Girl has a massive store called American Girl Place just off North Michigan Avenue. Other stores are located in in New York City and Los Angeles.
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American Girl gets all dolled up
Chicago Tribune reporterGoodbye, Lord & Taylor. Hello, American Girl Place. The Middleton, Wis.-based doll emporium completed its much anticipated move to Water Tower Place on Wednesday, stepping into Lord & Taylor's highly visible command post at the front of the Magnificent...Tags: Miley Cyrus, Water Tower Place, Baby Products, Games, and Toys, Toy Industry, Hair Salons
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Clothing store set for Michigan Avenue
Columbia Sportswear Co. has signed a lease to open a store next year at 830 N. Michigan Ave., currently the home of Victoria's Secret. The maker of active outdoor apparel operates a flagship store in its hometown of Portland, Ore. It is in the middle of...Tags: Filene's Basement Corporation, Water Tower Place, Real Estate Agents, H&M, Columbia Sportswear Company
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Everyday things, extraordinary people
Freelance writerAs students at the University of Michigan, Linda and Gar Crispell didn't have much money and so they bought furniture at local antiques shops. "While we shopped at the Ann Arbor antiques mall out of necessity, we discovered our love of collecting," says...Tags: Northbrook, Lake Forest, Baby Products, Games, and Toys, Family, Empire State Building
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12 shows to catch at Fringe Festival
For two whole weeks starting this Friday, more than 200 Off-Off-Broadway plays and musicals will hit our downtown theaters as part of the 12th annual New York International Fringe Festival.
While a handful of Fringe shows have gone on to commercial...Tags: Britney Spears, Music Theater, Dorothy Parker, Festive Event, Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Water Tower gets all dolled up, boosts sales
Chicago Tribune reporterGoodbye Gap. Hello Glam. Water Tower Place, the mall that pioneered suburban-style shopping in the city three decades ago, is getting a makeover as competition heats up along North Michigan Avenue. General Growth Properties Inc., the Chicago-based...Tags: Macy's, General Growth Properties Incorporated, Whitehall, Neiman Marcus, National Government
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Lisa Anne Portera, of Lisa Anne's Decadent Gifts
Sixteen years ago, Lisa Anne Portera started Lisa Anne's Decadent Gifts featuring a large Granny Smith apple drenched in caramel, chocolate and toffee. She has since created other sweet treats, which she sells out of her store at 2121 N. Charles St.,...Tags: Personal Service, Central Park
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TOURS & MORE
TOURS Tour operator Keith Prowse is offering several Wimbledon Championship packages to London for June 23 to July 6. The packages include accommodations, reserved tennis seats for one or two days, full English breakfast daily, admission to the...Tags: Society, Ceremonies, Personal Service
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Hey, Hannah
"Hannah Montana" star Miley Cyrus was in Chicago over the weekend for a concert at Rosemont Theater and for an OfficeMax Adopt-A-Classroom charity event. I had the chance to ask her a few questions. What kind of advice has your father given you about...Tags: Patrick Swayze, Britney Spears, Miley Cyrus, OfficeMax Inc., Michael Jordan
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Pregnancy has families talking
New York Times News ServiceTalk about teachable moments. In schools and shopping malls and around the dining room table, the subject of teenage pregnancy and sex was suddenly and uncomfortably in the air as parents and daughters talked about -- or tried not to talk about -- the...Tags: Family Planning, Jamie Lynn Spears, New York Times, Medical Specialization, Reproduction
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American Girl Place
Best for: Family Friendly, Money's No Object, Just for girls Figure in: About an hour to stroll the store; plus time for meals and events Geography: 111 E. Chicago Ave.; 877-247-5223. About a 20-minute walk (1.2 miles) from "Holiday Central": Walk 14...Tags: Baby Products, Games, and Toys, Toy Industry, David Miller, Chicago Transit Authority, Toys
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East Side shopping guide
Julie.gordon@am-ny.comEAST VILLAGE For her The Hanger Bar & Boutique 217 E. 3rd St., 212-228-1030 Come in for a designer cocktail or two and leave with a wardrobe. That's the premise behind The Hanger, a bar that doubles as an eclectic women's vintage shop. With décor that...Tags: Baby Products, Games, and Toys, Superman, Fashion Trends, H&M, Nike Incorporated
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Playing in the dark
Certain cities are notorious for being up all night. Not so Los Angeles. Its bars and liquor stores close at 2 a.m., its subways around midnight and its overnight buses run about as regularly as an obese smoker. If you've been out drinking and you're...Tags: Dancing, Casino and Gambling, John Waters, Tourism and Leisure, Casino and Gambling Industry
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