November 13, 2023

Production companies opening retail/entertainment venues in order to create new revenue streams featuring their own shows and characters is nothing new. Disney Studios and Universal Pictures both did it with their theme parks, for example. Even the Nickelodeon Group television programming channel opened Nickelodeon Universe amusement parks in both the American Dream mall in East Rutherford, N.J., and the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn., as well as an accompanying retail store in the Mall of America location. Netflix is also jumping on the bandwagon and opening its own permanent brick-and-mortar stores called Netflix House. More