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Local
· Macy's call for designers might dispel its "Red Lobstery stodginess" [The Awl]
· Mikimoto employee sale has good deals, isn't checking names [Grace & Kate]
National
· Upside to the recession: Lots of available retail spaces! [AdAge]
· Ivanka Trump will design a line of shoes [WWD]
International
· China's economy is fueled by "office girls" who love to shop [Jezebel]