FILE - In this March 5, 2009 file photo, workers check the arrangement of Barbie dolls on the display at Barbie's Shanghai flagship store in Shanghai, China. Major brands ranging from Nike Inc. to Barbie doll maker Mattel Inc. are courting young Chinese shoppers eagerly to shore up revenue as demand elsewhere slumps. China has 200 million potential consumers aged 15 to 24, according to the national census bureau _ a group nearly twice the size of Japan's entire population. AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 months ago

FILE - In this March 5, 2009 file photo, workers check the arrangement of Barbie dolls on the display at Barbie's Shanghai flagship store in Shanghai, China. Major brands ranging from Nike Inc. to Barbie doll maker Mattel Inc. are courting young Chinese shoppers eagerly to shore up revenue as demand elsewhere slumps. China has 200 million potential consumers aged 15 to 24, according to the national census bureau _ a group nearly twice the size of Japan's entire population.

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