Celebrations For First Warner Bros. Studio Store In Japan; Grand Opening Kick Off With Hi-Impact Fashion Show.TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 1, 1996--The glamour and excitement of Hollywood are coming to Tokyo this week when the first Warner Bros. Studio Store The Warner Bros. Studio Store was a chain of retail stores nationwide carrying Looney Tunes and other merchandise based on Warner Bros. films, similar in style to The Disney Store. When Warner Bros. in Japan opens its doors in Shinjuku -- Tokyo's liveliest shopping district. A celebrity-studded Fashion Show will kick off the Grand Opening celebrations on April 3, followed by the actual store opening on April 5. Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) . Worldwide Consumer Products President, Dan Romanelli and the Daiei Chairman, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Mr. Isao Nakauchi, will cut the ribbon on April 5 along with special guest, The American Ambassador to Japan, Mr. Walter Mondale Walter Frederick "Fritz" Mondale (born January 5, 1928) is an American politician and member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (largely established by former Vice President Hubert Humphrey). . The Warner Bros. Studio Stores Fashion Show, held at Tokyo's Park Hyatt Hotel on the evening of April 3, will showcase the wide variety of fun, high-quality merchandise available at the store. The Grand Opening Day celebration will begin at 11:00 a.m. on April 5, and will include a ceremonial ribbon-cutting with local dignitaries, celebrities and executives and live costume character appearances by Bugs Bunny and Tweety. "We are thrilled to be opening our first Warner Bros. Studio Store in Japan as it is such an exciting market for American entertainment and pop culture," said Mr. Romanelli. "We're looking forward to both of these sensational Grand Opening events and know they will mark the beginning of a long and successful relationship with our Japanese partners." Prominently positioned at the East Entrance to Shinjuku Station, one of the busiest train stations in the world (playing host to more than two million visitors a day), the first Warner Bros. Studio Store in Japan will occupy an area of nearly 8,000 square feet and will feature interactive elements, a theatrical atmosphere, an animation art gallery and a vast selection of merchandise inspired by the movie-making magic of Warner Bros. Studios and its legendary Looney Tunes and DC Comics characters This is a list of characters owned or published primarily by DC Comics. Note that most, but not all, of these characters exist within the DC Universe; some listed are part of the Wildstorm Universe, others of Alan Moore's America's Best Comics line, and others are characters from . The Shinjuku Studio Store's exterior will feature a dramatic entrance with a spectacular Looney Tunes mobile and Hollywood-style billboard announcing the latest Warner Bros. releases in music, film and television. The entertainment theme is continued in the store's interior where a giant sculpted sculpt v. sculpt·ed, sculpt·ing, sculpts v.tr. 1. To sculpture (an object). 2. To shape, mold, or fashion especially with artistry or precision: Batman poses in the center of the store's stairwell stair·well n. A vertical shaft around which a staircase has been built. stairwell Noun a vertical shaft in a building that contains a staircase Noun 1. and beautiful hand-painted murals featuring key landmarks of major American cities such as New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , Las Vegas, Waikiki and Hollywood, dress the walls. The Shinjuku opening will be followed by two more Studio Store openings in April: Canal City, Fukuoka, followed by a location in the La La Port shopping district in Funabashi, Chiba. Warner Bros. Consumer Products, which includes Licensing, Studio Stores, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and WB Toys divisions, is a division of Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P. CONTACT: Warner Bros. Consumer Products Monica Bouldin, 818/954-3821 |
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