I *think* someone is just renting out space here, and Sanrio (or whoever actually ran it before) is long gone. Despite the Hello Kitty exterior and interior walls, there's hardly anything in here that has anything to do with Sanrio.
I made a point of stopping in to get some Hello Kitty gear for my kid, but all they had was a small shelf of Hello Kitty Beanie Babies, and an even smaller rack of Hello Kitty purses that were 25% off. That's it for Sanrio inventory.
The remaining 95% of the store was just random not-Sanrio junk that had "DETROIT" printed on it, like you'd see at any local gas station. read more