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>> Amazon to to open seventh Texas fulfillment center in Houston (Business Wire)

>> Sports Authority creditors ask to turn bankruptcy filing into Chapter 7 (The Denver Post)

>> Hastings Entertainment prepares to close 120 stores (The Wall Street Journal)

>> Ahold Delhaize completes merger (Yahoo Finance)

And Finally... Starbucks revamping employee dress code to allow for more color, including hair color (Starbucks)

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