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Boxes of merchandise inside the soon-to-open Rogan store on the Bowery. Photo via Racked Flickr Pool
Local
· The joy of a beard trim at Freemans Sporting Club [Material Interest]
· Tour of Yorkville "survivor" Schaller & Weber [Jeremiah's Vanishing NY]
· Vintage store opening on Seventh Ave in Park Slope [Brownstoner]
National
· Luxury...gas masks? [Haute Concept]
· Best Buys to rise in the place of a few CompUSAs [Engadget]
· Stores can't wait for consumers to get their stimulus packages [NY Post]
· Starbucks to really cool it with the new stores [Reuters]
· Marchesa designers get picky about their titles [NY Post]
· In praise of online shopping destination La Garconne [Tell All]
· Urban Outfitters' plant store Terrain "amazing" [Oh Joy!]