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Local
· Vary your pedicure routine according to season [NY Sun]

National
· Liz Claiborne to shed 16 brands [WWD, subscription req]
· ..and to get the hell out of department stores [NY Times]
· Shapewear company Spanx getting spanked by competitor Cass [NY Sun]
· John Mayer one of the new faces of the Gap [NY Post]
· ...in the company's been there, done that black-and-white ad campaign [Unbeige]
· Whole Foods heads to court as part of its Wild Oats takeover attempt [Reuters]