The Warner Bros. Studio Store was a chain of retail stores selling Looney Tunes

Looney Tunes

Looney Tunes is a Warner Bros. animated cartoon series. It preceded the Merrie Melodies series and was Warner Bros.'s first animated theatrical series. Since its first official release, 1930's Sinkin' in the Bathtub, the series has become a worldwide media franchise, spawning several television...

 and other merchandise based on Warner Bros.

Warner Bros.

Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...

 film

Film

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s, similar in style to The Disney Store. They first opened in 1991 and when Warner Bros. owner Time Warner

Time Warner

Time Warner is one of the world's largest media companies, headquartered in the Time Warner Center in New York City. Formerly two separate companies, Warner Communications, Inc...

 merged with Turner Broadcasting (which owned Hanna-Barbera

Hanna-Barbera

Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. was an American animation studio that dominated North American television animation during the second half of the 20th century...

 and the pre-1986 MGM library) in 1996, merchandise based on Turner properties were added to the product lines. In 2001 all Warner Bros. Studio Stores went out of business after just ten years but in 2006 the stores were reopened in China when Warner Bros. Consumer Products partnered with PMW Retail.

United Kingdom

The chain also existed in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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, with outlets in various locations around London

London

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, including Regent Street

Regent Street

Regent Street is one of the major shopping streets in London's West End, well known to tourists and Londoners alike, and famous for its Christmas illuminations...

, Gatwick Airport, Lakeside Shopping Centre

Lakeside Shopping Centre

The Lakeside Shopping Centre is a large out-of-town shopping centre located in West Thurrock, in the borough of Thurrock, Essex just beyond the eastern boundary of Greater London...

, Bentalls

Bentalls

Bentalls is an English department store chain with branches in Kingston upon Thames, Greater London, and Bracknell, Berkshire. The well regarded 'county' department store began as a drapery shop, founded by Frank Bentall in 1867...

 Shopping Centre and Bluewater Shopping Centre. There were locations outside London such as Merry Hill Shopping Centre

Merry Hill Shopping Centre

Westfield Merry Hill is a shopping centre in Brierley Hill near Dudley, West Midlands, England. It was developed between 1985 and 1990, with several expansion and renovation projects taking place since. The original developers and owners were Richardson Developments but the Centre has had a number...

 near Birmingham, Manchester, Gateshead Metro Centre, Glasgow, Chester, Preston and Aberdeen.

All UK Warner Bros. Stores closed in 2004.

Republic of Ireland

There were two stores in the Republic of Ireland. They were located in the Liffey Valley Shopping Centre

Liffey Valley Shopping Centre

Liffey Valley Shopping Centre is a shopping centre, that is located in Clondalkin in Dublin 22. The centre opened in 1998 and is located at the junction of the M50 motorway and N4 road...

 and the Blanchardstown Centre

Blanchardstown Centre

Blanchardstown Centre is a large shopping centre, that is located in Blanchardstown, Dublin, Ireland. It opened in 1996 and was extended in 2004 to create extra retail space.-Stores:...

 in Dublin. They both closed in 2004.

The Middle East

In 1998, a franchise agreement was entered into to bring Warner Bros Studio Stores to the Middle East. Three flagship stores were opened, two in Saudi Arabia, in Jeddah and Al Khobar. Another was opened in Dubai. These stores opened with considerable success, but were closed by 2001.

Australia

A number of these stores still exist in Queensland, Australia, near the location of Warner Bros. Studios on the Gold Coast.

External links

• WBShop.com (official website)
• http://www.pmwhhr.com/company_news_popup12.asp (Press Release on Macau Opening)