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Quick news from around the Web...

HSN, Office Depot, Dick's Sporting Goods, take top spots in online customer experience ranking

Chico's nearing a sale to private equity firm Sycamore Partners for more than $3B

Urban Outfitters reports record breaking quarter with 12% increase in sales, 8% growth overall for 2014

Shell, PayPal partnership allows consumers to pay for gas through mobile

Lowe's to hire 30,000 seasonal workers

And finally...Urban Outfitters is asked by the Anti-Defamation League to pull a gray-and-white striped tapestry with pink triangles, reminiscent of outfits that gay men were forced to wear in Nazi concentration camps. Story

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