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Did American Girl dolls go out of business?
As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, 3 permanent American Girl stores closed in July 2020. One store was at the North Point Mall near Atlanta, Georgia. The last store that closed in July 2020 was at the Oak Park Mall near Kansas City, Kansas. It opened in 2010.
When was the last American Girl movie?
Lea to the Rescue was released on DVD and Blu-ray on June 14th, 2016, focusing on the stories of Lea Clark. The movie later aired on Disney Channel on November 23rd, 2016.
Can you still get an American Girl magazine?
It is available nationally in retail bookstores and on newsstands, as well as by subscription through the American Girl catalogue. For subscription information for American Girl magazine, call 800-234-1278 or visit americangirl.com.
What is the American Girl magazine?
At release, the American Girl Magazine was more closely affiliated with promoting the products of the American Girl company, especially the Historical Characters. For example, the magazine published various Historical Character Short Stories first, many of which were later collected in single book form.
Is American Girl owned by American girl?
American Girl, LLC is the current, official name of American Girl. Pleasant Company was the original name of the company producing and distributing American Girl products. The company was started in 1986 by Pleasant Rowland and owned by her until she sold the line to Mattel in 1998.
When did American girl change to Truly Me?
In 1995 Pleasant Company released a line of contemporary dolls called American Girl of Today. In 2006 the product line was renamed Just Like You; it was changed again in 2010, to My American Girl, and in 2015 to Truly Me. This line has included seventy-seven different dolls over the years.
They care about social issues as long as they make money,” said Elizabeth Chin, a professor at the Art Center College of Design, who has written extensively on children, popular culture and race. An American Girl spokeswoman said the decision to discontinue the dolls was not based on sales.