Hello Kitty

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While the world's most-popular feline may be ready to scratch out the eyes of that mean Tokyo-based correspondent who claimed she's on her ninth life, Hello Kitty's profits remain purrfectly "strong," says Janet Hsu, president of Sanrio's Global Consumer Products division. The product list of Hello...

Hello Kitty, the adorable little feline with no mouth but a great bottom line, has shown the business world how to take a brand and make it appealing across generations. Without question, the almost 36-year old character has developed a cult-like following that includes everyone from preschoolers...

For those of us who live in the Snowbelt, winter has arrived and offices that, just weeks ago, were comfortable are beginning to feel colder as drafts become harder to ignore. If you aren't able to control the thermostat in your office due to cube-mates or a penny pinching boss, don't worry, you...

I never understood the fascination with the "Hello Kitty" products put out by Sanrio Co., from Japan. Sure, the cat is kind of cute if you're about six years old, but I'm not so sure that it's really an "adult" sort of thing. Nonetheless, grown women around the world are sporting Hello Kitty...