A customer during the grand re-opening of a Century 21 department store in New York, on Tuesday, May 16.
Mandatory Credit:	Stephanie Keith/Bloomberg/Getty Images

A customer during the grand re-opening of a Century 21 department store in New York, on Tuesday, May 16.
Mandatory Credit: Stephanie Keith/Bloomberg/Getty Images

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