Armani at 717 Fifth Avenue via TrespassersWill

Local
· Circuit City rising at Lincoln Square [The Shophound]
· Trying out ultra-fast Japanese hand-dryers [NY Mag]

National
· Unsurprisingly, celebs loving impractical heels [NY Post]
· Inflation rate for clothing rising [NY Times]
· A peek at Phillip Lim's chic shoes for Tatami [Platinum Blonde Life]
· Gap-owned shoe site Piperlime adding handbags [WWD, subscription req]

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Closing signs at Fontana Shoe Repair via ibitmylip/Curbed Flickr Pool

Local
· Shopping the Polish markets in Greenpoint [The Kitchen]
· Barneys Warehouse Sale still worth a visit [Cheryl Shops]
· Photo tour of the Gowanus Whole Foods site [The Gowanus Lounge]
· Domain Home going under, having huge sale [Guerilla Shopper]
· Spotlight on W'burg artisanal chocolate company Mast Brothers [Cool Hunting]

National
· Stores warring with serial returners [Boston Globe]
· Starbucks firing 600 people [Reuters]

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American Apparel on Ninth Ave in Hell's Kitchen. Femia, 02/20/2008

Local
· Linkin Park played secret show at Apple Soho yesterday [Apple Insider]
· Strange fashion statements at 21st Street tile store [Haute Concept]

National
· DVF's new online art gallery [FabSugar]
· Dubious trend: people ditching shampoo [NY Times]
· Apple Store breaking the law in Cali? [Consumerist]
· A look at Old Navy's fashiony spring line [Fashionista]
· UK nail-polish line Pop coming to the States [Fashion Binge]

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NYC record store via boyseyes2001/Racked Flickr Pool

Local
· Court Street may get Boar's Head cold-cuts shop [Brownstoner]
· East 7th Street looking desolate, retail-wise [Jeremiah's Vanishing NY]
· The wait to pay at Forever 21 lasts...forever [Just Putting it Out There]

National
· Old Navy Pres is out [NY Times]
· J Brand retools their men's denim line [Denimology]
· Sketchiness abounds at Wilson's Leather closings [Consumerist]
· DwellStudio for Target available for pre-order [Better Living Through Design]

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Undressed at Saks. Photo via Racked Flickr Pool

Local
· Review of EVill shop Stock Vintage [GofaG]
· Secret, ramshackle gallery pops up in Chelsea [NY Times]
· Inside amazing W'burg food store Urban Rustic [The Kitchen]
· CompUSA still lingering on, sadly enough [The Shophound]
· City ignoring plight of under-funded Rockaways YMCA [NY Daily News]

National
· Preview of the Gryson for Target line [nitro:licious]
· Musician André 3000's clothing line Benjamin Bixby [NY Mag]
· Gant's revamp successful [A Continuous Lean]
· Apple now recycling old computers [Unplugged]
· Actor Danny Masterson opening a boutique in LA [The Cut]
· New trashy sneaker from Nike [PSFK]

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Fossil jumps on the eco-tote bandwagon. Photo via the idealist/Racked Flickr Pool

Local
· Cheap bookstore struggles in West Village [Villager]
· Adorable V-Day windows at UES Pottery Barn Kids [Fops and Dandies]
· Shopping "artsy" Franklin St in Greenpoint [TONY]
· Searching fruitlessly for Gargle in Dumbo [Fashion Weakley]
· Last minute V-Day shoppers flocked to Godiva [The Shophound]
· Soho Topshop to have candy section [The Cut]
· Classy, well-stocked wine shop almost makes up for lack of good grocery in LIC [liQcity]

National
· Introducing: diet lipgloss! [Cheek]
· New Lela Rose collection hits Payless [Payless]
· Porsche sexes up the Swiss Army kife [Gadget Lab]
· Sleek and futuristic seems to be motto of Alessi's new line [Cool Hunting]
· William D. Modell of Modell's Sporting Goods dead [NY Times]
· Teen star Hannah Montana doing a haircare line [WWD, subscription req]
· Famous nobody Bai Ling arrested for shoplifting in LA [NY Post]

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Serious Madison Ave plywood. Femia, 02/03/2008

Local
· The unnuanced, harsh sexuality of Victoria's Secret Herald Sq [NY Times]
· Natalie Portman kept fans waiting at her vegan shoe launch [NY Post]

National
· Chain Steve & Barry's to sell merch based on old TV shows? [The Shophound]
· Liz Claiborne unloading Ellen Tracy [NY Times]
· Women so over perfume [NY Times]

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Hardware Houseware via threecee/Racked Flickr Pool

Local
· Secret resource: UWS personal shopper Lucyann Barry [The Moment]
· Men's shoe line Heutchy debuts at Fashion Week [Refinery29]
· Photos of recently-opened BK organic food shop Green Planet [Clinton Hill Blog]

National
· Starbucks closed evening of Feb 26th for staff training [Starbucks Gossip]
· Speedo launches a new 'space-age' bathing suit [DNR]
· The difficulty faced in ordering a Halston dress from Net-a-Porter [Off The Runway]

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The super-pointy exterior of the now-open Yohji Yamamoto boutique at One Gansevoort. Photo via TrespassersWill

Local
· Clinton Hill to gain a plant shop [Clinton Hill Blog]
· BelDel boutique Girls Love Shoes now online [Jargol]
· Yellow Rat Bastard settles lawsuit with workers [City Room]
· Greenpoint gallery/cheap art source Steve Keene has relocated [Threadster]
· City helps small business owners whose stores were damaged by fire [NY Daily News]

National
· Snooty European retailers increasingly buying American fashions [NY Post]
· Starbucks drops T Mobile wireless for AT&T [NY Times]
· The dream of a touchscreen Blackberry may be reality soon [Engadget]
· Where to find a $600 custom-made suit [Esquire]
· Superstar hairstylist Sally Hershberger deigns to have line of products at Walgreens [NY Sun]

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More on Marc Jacobs
· Clothes "better seen than described" [The Shophound]
· Bad news: Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore didn't get a goody bag [The Cut]
· Jacobs didn't play it safe; was "gutsy" [NY Times]
· Performance by Sonic Youth was a bit distracting [GlamChic]

Odds and Ends
· The mystery of Prince Williams explained [NY Times]
· All that money spent on the shows? Totally worth it [UnBeige]

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