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Over on FIPS, there's a discussion about what the neighborhood needs in terms of local retail. One of the blog's suggestions: "We need dude stores. PS has like 300 cutesy chick shops and nothing for the guys. I have to go to Soho to get clothes for me, gifts for Dad, etc. Hog Mountain was the only one here, but their shitty service and identity crisis made them go bye bye. We have tons of savvy dudes here, and absolutely no places for them. The market is wide open." [FIPS]