Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!americast.com!americast.com!americast-post Newsgroups: americast.latimes.money From: americast-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: americast-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: Barbie Gets Slice of the Big Apple Date: Thu, 12 Nov 92 06:17:07 EST Message-ID: HEADLINE: Barbie Gets Slice of the Big Apple Publication Date: Wednesday November 11, 1992 BYLINE: Mattel Inc. has opened a Barbie doll boutique at the Madison Avenue entrance of New York's famed FAO Schwarz toy store. The pink-themed boutique features a number of animated displays, including a moving fashion show of Barbie dolls and accessories, a larger-than-life Barbie with twinkling eyes and a new Madison Avenue Barbie that will be an FAO exclusive. The shop will also boast home furnishings, health and beauty aids and video game software. TV star Kathie Lee Gifford will attend a grand opening with Mattel President Jill Barad and FAO Schwarz President John Eyler. In the last five years, El Segundo-based Mattel said, worldwide Barbie sales have more than doubled to a projected $1 billion this year from $430 million. This article is copyright 1992 The Los Angeles Times Home Edition. Redistribution to other sites is not permitted except by arrangement with American Cybercasting Corporation. For more information, send-email to usa@AmeriCast.COM