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What We Love: Macy’s Two Grooms

One Million Moms may not be too pleased with a new ad for the wedding registry at Macy’s, but we love it. The image – […]

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Goodbye Borders … Hello Walgreens?

When the Borders at Broad and Chestnut closed last May, there was an appropriate sense of mourning for a store that once epitomized the new […]

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Pep Boys Sold for $1 Billion

The Philly-based auto parts chain is reportedly set to be sold to Gores Group for $15 a share. The Los Angeles-based Gores Group is set […]

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Jonathan Adler Will Now Help You Pee More Stylishly

In the latest bizarre design news, lifestyle guru Jonathan Adler has been tapped to design toilet paper covers for Cottonelle. Yes, you read that correctly. […]

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Another Gay Bookstore Bites the Dust

Atlanta may have one kicking Gay Pride every summer, but it wasn’t enough to sustain Outwrite Bookstore & Coffeeshop. The independent LGBT bookstore closed its […]

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Marshall’s Coming to Center City

Staples opted not to renew its lease on its space at 11th and Market in Center City, and Marshall’s will fill the vacancy. It was […]

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Joe Paterno Memorial Service Tickets on eBay

Penn State announced that it will hold a memorial service for Joe Paterno at the Bryce Jordan Center on Thursday. The basketball arena and concert […]

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Weekend Panty Raid at the Springfield Mall

Someone stole 119 pairs of panties from the Victoria’s Secret in the Springfield mall. The unmentionables—valued at over $1,300—were swiped from a bin at the […]

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The Clothes Aren’t Cool Anymore and Other Perceived Problems Facing Urban Outfitters

Urban Outfitters CEO Glen Senk recently jumped ship (had to walk the plank?) and took up the same post for David Yurman. Senk’s departure isn’t […]

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Is Groupon Killing Local Boutiques?

“Groupon is my dentist.” This is what Wharton marketing professor Jonah Berger once overheard a woman say. She doesn’t have a regular dentist; she just […]

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11 Style Trends to Love—and Hate—in 2012

The beginning of each year ushers in a wave of new trends, and myriad lists detailing them. It’s enough to make you want to chuck […]

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Giant Buys Up Genuardi’s in Philadelphia Area

Safeway is selling all of the Genuardi’s supermarkets in the Philadelphia area—24 in total. Giant is paying $106 million for 16 of the locations near […]

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Why Are Servers So Pissed Off All the Time?

Whenever I stand waiting to pay for my sweater while the cashier talks to her pal on the phone, or when I am met with […]

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Why I Didn’t Buy My Last Fridge at Sears

Here’s a myth: A box of baking soda keeps a refrigerator smelling fresh. Maybe that’s the case for some people, like New Yorkers who eat out most […]

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Former Pens Jagr and Talbot Score as Flyers Beat Pittsburgh Again

Jagr and Talbot Score as Flyers Beat Pens. Both former Pens found the net in Philadelphia’s 4-2 victory in Pittsburgh last night. Jagr celebrated with […]