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CB2's bright orange presence in Soho. Photo Femia, 09/30/2007

Local
· Starbucks looking to leave Brooklyn Heights? [Brooklyn Eagle]
· H&M on 42nd St "packed with regular guys looking for good threads" [NY Times]

National
· Handbag company Bulga to launch denim line [WWD, subscription req]
· Cat toys get stylish [NY Times]
· Designer Yves Saint Laurent in poor health [NY Post]
· Men re-embracing the necktie [NY Times]
· The Beyoncé cell phone launches [NY Post]
· Brightly-colored sneakers esp. popular these days [NY Times]
· Kate Spade has a new creative director, former Banana Republic exec Deborah Lloyd [WWD, subscription req]