A Nice Perk

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Because no shopping experience is complete these days without a beverage in hand, Kenneth Cole debuted its Hot & Cole coffee bar inside its Greene Street store just before the holidays. Along with free WiFi, the café-in-shop offers complimentary coffee, tea, espresso, and hot chocolate from Joe's Coffee with cups, sleeves, and napkins bearing cheeky phrases like "Don't Spill the Beans. [Kenneth Cole]