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Local
· "Visionary retailers" wanted for Downtown LA [LA Cowboy]
· Wooden postcard maker Spitfire Girl opening boutique in Echo Park [The Eastsider]
· A look back at the humble roots of Malibu's Trancas Country Market [Here in Malibu]
National
· Saks wants people to get used to paying full price again [NYP]
· Major luxury firms think the recession is ebbing [WWD, subscription req'd]
· Designers describe their new collections in one word. Alexander Wang: "Perv." [The Cut]
International
· Ikea switches catalog fonts; design world panics [NYP]
· Launch of Opening Ceremony Tokyo draws every celeb ever to Japan [WWD]