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Swedish fashion chain H&M has admitted to using computer-generated models to showcase a range of collections on its website. The virtual models look completely human, but if you look closely, they all have the same body shape and pose.

Jessica London, a plus-size women’s fashion brand in the portfolio of Redcats USA’s OneStopPlus Group, announced that it's the first U.S. apparel brand to feature image recognition technology on its iPhone app.

Ralph Lauren‘s rugby line is inviting users to create animated greeting cards in the style of its online catalog. The website’s creative feature is customizable, allowing users to share their own holiday message composed of animated images of models holding the letters.

Spartanburg County Council voted unanimously Friday to offer incentives to bring mega online retailer Amazon.com to the area. Amazon would build a new facility on or along a 200-plus acre site near John Dodd Road, investing around $50 million and creating 390 jobs, according to the ordinance. Councilman David Britt, the council’s Economic Recruitment and Development Committee chairman, said the agreement includes economic incentives and a fee-in-lieu of taxes agreement from the county for the company. Spartanburg County Council passed the first and second ordinances about “Project 300” before revealing Amazon as the company during a public hearing Nov.

Mooresville, N.C. -- Lowe’s said Thursday it will open a new Customer Support Center in Albuquerque, N.M., in first quarter 2012. The center is estimated to create 250 jobs by March and a total of 600 jobs by the end of 2013. Lowe’s said it plans to invest more than $15 million to renovate leased space in a 65,000-sq.-ft. building which, when complete, will provide multiple support functions including customer care, store support, internet sales support and repair services for customers. The new center is intended to complement the company’s existing Customer Support Center in Wilkesboro, N.C.

Twitter's new profile pages for brands give marketers more tools, such as the ability to feature a promoted tweet at the top of a brand's Twitter page. Twitter says the new pages will help highlight the most engaging and important content and better connect with target audiences.

Forever 21 signed an agreement to open a flagship in Beijing, one part of a plan by the fashion retailer to expand into the world’s largest emerging consumer market. The chain will open a 24,000 square-foot store in a multistory mall located in Beijing’s central shopping district, Wangfujing.

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New York City -- Barnes & Noble said Thursday it has earned the top rating of 100% for the fourth year in a row in the 2012 Corporate Equality Index, an annual survey administered by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. Barnes & Noble joins the ranks of 190 other major U.S. businesses, which received top marks for their treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender employees and consumers. "It is an honor to be recognized once again by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation for our dedication to recruiting the best and most diverse talent and providing them with expanded

Finish Line now offers e-gift cards on its website, Facebook page and mobile storefront. The gift cards can be personalized with a photo and unique text and audio messages, making it a customized gift for any sports enthusiast.