Hello Kitty brand merchandise at the Sanrio store in Times Square in New York

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A shopper browses Hello Kitty brand merchandise in the Sanrio store in Times Square in New York on Saturday, May 15, 2010. The cute pop-culture icon, which was created in 1974 and embodies the Japanese culture of kawaii, has seen its sales shrink for ten years while Sanrio struggles to find another blockbuster character to replace her. (© Richard B. Levine)

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Size: 5120px × 3427px
Location: new york ny usa north america
Photo credit: © Richard Levine / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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