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Amazon sets up drone testing area in rural British Columbia

Target speeding up Canadian closures, could be done as early as mid-April

Shopping center occupancy rate hits 93%, highest since Q2 2008

North Face to offer in-store Mountain Athletics workout classes in Washington, New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Boston

Sears partners with Dirty Girl Mud Runs to sell Kenmore appliances and raise awareness for breast and ovarian cancers

And finally…McDonald's is offering table service in Germany as it reintroduces itself as a 'modern, progressive burger company.' Story

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