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Local
· New Ugg-selling shoe store opening in Park Slope [Gowanus Lounge]
· Serious retail bloodbath yet to come [Real Deal]
· Beware of sidewalk salon scammers [NYU Local]
· High-end watch brand Panerai ignores recession, opens shop [Kempt]
National
· Always-boney Rachel Zoe now "scary skinny" [Transom]
· Theory has just laid off 50 employees [WWD, subscription req]
· Weird: Rapper Common doing a line of clothing with Microsoft [Fashionista]
· So much you didn't know about Marc Jacobs, including his inability to use MySpace [Times UK]