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Coach re-platforms flagship site in preparation to better support omnichannel business and international expansion

42% of millennials think private label foods more innovative than brand names

Lumber Liquidators reports quarterly same store sales down 4% while facing possible Department of Justice criminal charges

Giant Eagle will shutter all eight of its discount grocery stores, Good Cents

Ace Hardware reports record revenue and income for 2014, up 13% and 35% respectively

And finally…One Massachusetts man is taking snow to retail. Starting at $20, consumers can purchase freshly packed snow from historical storms Juno, Marcus and Neptune, which pushed Boston's snowfall above 100 inches. Story

 

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