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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]