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• Monday Mouse Watch: Will Disney's "Mickey By" program start a fashion trend in 2010?

  Jim Hill shares some shots from this year’s Licensing International Expo. Which reveal the artistic direction that Disney Consumer Products is looking to take with its new “Mickey By” program Read More... Posted Monday, August 10, 2009 12:00 AM | 13 Comments Filed under: Disney, convention, Disney Consumer Products, Disney Store, The Walt Disney Company, Mickey Mouse, 1920s, Las Vegas, DCP initiative, corporate symbol, banners, short, Mickey By, Mickey, Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino, baby boomer, baby boomers , shorts, pin, celebrities, celebrity, trendsetter, 2010, t-shirts, Mickey By program, 1960s, handbags, Licensing International Expo 2009, global initiative, Bernadette Bowman, fashion, pins, Disney Stores, Licensing International Expo, DCP , handbag, banner, convention center , poster , vintage t-shirts, jewelry, posters, fashion magazines, fashion magazine, t-shirt, vintage t-shirt, Mandalay Bay, 1930s, fashion trend, trendsetters

• Monday Mouse Watch: Will "Bolt" 's box office rebound over the long Thanksgiving weekend?

  Jim Hill shares what he's heard about the somewhat underwhelming debut of this new Disney animated film. Which seems to have been overshadowed by the big screen version of Stephenie Meyer's best selling novel Read More... Posted Monday, November 24, 2008 12:00 AM | 20 Comments Filed under: Disney, John Lasseter, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Disney Store, Miley Cyrus, Ed Catmull, Bolt, box office, film, movie, 2008, animated feature, tween, New York Times, tweens, tween demographic , plush, box office projections, box office estimates, Disney Stores, demographics

• Is Disney looking to trade its 5th Avenue store in for a brand-new retail location down on Times Square?

  Since the World of Disney's lease is up in 2010, the Mouse is already on the prowl for a new spot to set up shop in NYC. Jim Hill shares what he's heard about these on-going negotiations Read More... Posted Tuesday, October 21, 2008 12:00 AM | 7 Comments Filed under: Disney, Broadway, musical, ABC, Walt Disney World, The Lion King, Disney Theatrical, Beauty and the Beast, Lunt-Fontanne Theater, Disney Store, ABC Studios, The Walt Disney Company, New York City, Mickey Mouse, restaurant, New Amsterdam Theatre, Minskoff Theatre, The Legendary Years, Disney's Pop Century Resort, NYC, Times Square, WDW, 5th Avenue, flagship store, World of Disney, Broadway musical, tourists, 2008, 2009, Disney World, The Nightmare Before Christmas, The Walt Disney World Resort, Halloween, 2007, Mary Poppins, tourist , retail establishment , stage show , retail dining and entertainment complex, Virgin Megastore, Virgin, 1996 , 2010, stage, 2004, New York, Disney Stores, The Little Mermaid, movie theater, musical theater, 1990s, Wall Street, retail area, negotiations, trick-or-treat, trick or treat, square feet, retail space, commercial retail space, Wart, king, retailer, retailers, foot traffic, exposure, Paul Hoen, HoJos, Howard Johnson, American Eagle, American Eagle Outfitters, Pittsburgh, square foot, lease, Jeff Sutton, SL Green Realty Corp, Vornado, arcade, Alice's Wonderland, Toys R Us, Toys R Us Times Square, Virgin Megastore Times Square, ABC Times Square Studio, ABC Times Square Studios, retail entertainment complex, pre-show, post-show, preshow, posters, The Related Companies, retail presence, negotiating table, Rockefeller Center, Trump Tower, company representatives, real estate opportunity, real estate opportunites, construction project, construction projects

• End of a Mouse Ear-a: "Where the Magic Begins" to close

  Jim Hill shares some very sad news coming out of the Bay Area. Cindy Russell's celebrated Disneyana shop will soon be shuttering Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 27, 2008 12:00 AM | 2 Comments Filed under: animation, Disney, Disney Store, Cinderella, Disneyana, Cindy Russell, Where the Magic Begins, Livermore, Disneyana Enthusiasts, 2008, character-based merchandise, Disneyana fans, 2003, artists , Disneyana community , limited edition , character , retail establishment , characters , Disney Stores

• What's in store for the Disney Stores

  With nearly a hundred of these shops closing around the country this week, Jim Hill looks to the future of this troubled retail chain. To be specific, Disney Consumer Products' plans to make the Disney Stores seems special & unique again Read More... Posted Friday, June 27, 2008 12:00 AM | 25 Comments Filed under: Disney, Disney Consumer Products, Disney Store, Canada, Toronto, cast members, cast member, Disneyana fans, retail chain , revival , Disney Stores, Rockford IL, Naples FL, Michigan, Missouri, New York State, Pennsylvania, liquidation , restructuring, selling space , industry average , specialty retailer, relaunch, Andrew Mooney , Chairman of Disney Consumer Products, Licensing International Expo, Licensing International Expo 2008, scarcity , reignite , Buffalo, special , unique , chain, North America , DCP , Back to the Future , mid-1990s, DS, MAGIC Guest Service program, Maintain Your Presence, Assess Your Guest, Greet Your Guest, Individualize Service, Conclude, Security Host, bottom line , repeat customer, premier retailers , Nordstrom, The Gap , Macy’s, squire, brand loyalty, customer loyalty , mall , today's marketplace , Palm Springs , Davenport, units , public perception