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New York -- Microsoft Corp. will open its first retail location in Canada at the Yorkdale Mall, the Star reported.

Apple has 23 stores across Canada, including a location at Yorkdale.

The report cited building permit notices which revealed Microsoft has been approved to build a store in Yorkdale center.
 

New York City -- Red Wing Shoe Co. plans to open 125 stores in the next five years, according to the Star Tribune.

The stores, all independently owned, will open mostly in the Northeast, in cities such as Philadelphia, where the Minnesota retailer doesn't have a strong presence.

Red Wing has about 425 U.S. stores, and about 70% are independently owned and operated.

The push into new markets represents about a 20% jump in new store growth, the company said.

Fast-fashion retailer Forever 21 on Friday opened its 91,257,-sq.-ft., four-level flagship store in Manhattan’s Time Square amid much fanfare and hundreds of fans lined up around the corner to get in. Its opening makes it the largest single-brand apparel store in Manhattan.

The doors opened at 10 a.m., but many shoppers took their place in line many hours before. The store’s regular hours will be from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m., allowing tourists to shop the store into the late hours of the night.