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Super Bowl spending will reach $14.3B this year as fans buy everything from food to televisions

Fanatics signs exclusive deal with NASCAR to sell track-side merchandise

Quarterly profits soar 82% at Starbucks due to holiday and new offerings driving increased traffic

Dollar General's CEO Dreiling will put off retirement in light of Family Dollar, Dollar Tree merger

At Home Group jumps at opportunity to acquire some soon-to-be-closing JCPenney locations

And finally...Michael Kors hoping for a halo effect after First Lady wears brand at State of the Union address. Story
 

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