The First Starbucks in Williamsburg; Analyzing Fashion in the NBA

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Local
Williamsburg is getting its very first Starbucks [DNAinfo]
The new St. Mark's Bookshop is still under construction [Bedford & Bowery]

National
Inside the symbiotic relationship between fashion and the NBA [Racked]
Here's Lupita Nyong'o's first ad for Lancôme [StyleWatch]
In California, Whole Foods penalized for overcharging shoppers [NYT]
Etsy acquires French site A Little Market [Re/Code]