from Shanghaiist.com
Barbie are opening a 3400m2 flagship store along Shaghai’s trendy Huai Hai Rd. Mattel has invested over $US30 million too set up the first Barbie worldwide flagship store. They’ve also developed a new set of Asian and Caucasian Barbie dolls for the grand opening.
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