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Best Buy launches gift registry service

RadioShack changes severance policy, leaving many recently laid-off employees without the payment they were expecting

Whole Foods continues Western Canada expansion with three new locations

Sonic to expand into Rhode Island, the 45th state for the drive-thru franchise

Study suggests 38% of big retailers will enable Apple Pay by the end of 2015, 56% by 2018

And finally...A special gift for the one you no longer love? Couples can check into the DivorceHotel in New York and for $5,000 get separate rooms, a spa package, a lawyer and a vacation to remember. Story

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