RackedWire: Walgreens Changing Things Up In Times Square, Lululemon Expanding

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MIDTOWN WEST—Our friend Bob Egan, aka The Spacefinder, sends the above image with this note: "With the new Walgreens going in, the red plastic sign which seems to have been there for years is coming down off 1 Times Square." Walgreens, must you destroy everything that makes this city great? [RackedWire Inbox]

UNION SQUARE—Yoga-focused sportswear shop Lululemon Athletica is opening a location in Union Square. The showroom/store will be open the day after Thanksgiving and will offer a smaller selection of goods than their Columbus Circle flagship. Good news for fans of the brand: The staffer we spoke to assured us that it wouldn't be Lululemon's last Manhattan outpost, as they are planning to expand a great deal in the next year. [RackedWire]