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Ikea breaks ground on 456,000 sq. ft. location less than a mile from first California store in Burbank

Neiman Marcus launches Truly NM, exclusive items created by top designers for all 41 stores, online

Online will account for 10% of all retail sales in Canada by 2019, close to the 11% mark in the US

Walmart to reopen 5 US stores at center of union controversy

Costco same-store sales up 7% for quarter, far outpacing Walmart's same-store 1.5% increase

And finally... LA Splash Cosmetics is getting a magical amount of orders after launching a new line of Harry Potter-inspired lipstick colors. Story

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