What You Really Get at Outlet Stores; Street Artist Cost Arrested

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Local
Street artist Cost arrested yesterday [Bowery Boogie]
Bro, where'd you get that weekender? [Tribeca Citizen]
Rain adding second NYC location on Columbus Avenue [West Side Rag]

National
Buyer beware: what you're actually getting at outlet stores [Racked]
Gap's chief executive is retiring [BBC]
Fashion is attempting to bring mullets back [NYT]
Blogger Nicolette Mason discusses her Modcloth collaboration [The Cut]
What not to buy at Costco and Sam's Club [Market Watch]