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Retail and Shopping

What to know about dynamic grocery pricing and how it might affect your bill

By Emily Heil
Jun 10, 2026 9:18 am - Grocery prices remain a big concern for Americans — and not just for families looking to stretch their dollars to cover increasing costs. Economists, consumer advocates and legislators, too, are focusing on them, with concerns that companies will take advantage of technological advances and a confusing landscape to charge consumers more.
Farmers markets this week

Daily Herald staff report
Jun 09, 2026 5:11 am - Farmers market season is here, bringing fresh produce, handmade goods and more back to local downtowns and parks.
Illinois’ ‘swipe fee’ law on the brink after another delay, adverse court ruling

By Jerry Nowicki
Jun 02, 2026 6:14 pm - An Illinois law banning “swipe fees” on taxes and tips — already delayed twice by lawmakers — appears to be on life support after a federal judge that once permitted it issued a permanent injunction against the measure this week.
‘Why would they close?’: ALDI closes its Buffalo Grove store

By Steve Zalusky
Jun 01, 2026 5:18 pm - ALDI announced it is closing its Buffalo Grove store on Sunday. A sign on the door said the grocery location at 1202 W. Dundee Road will shutter permanently at 5 p.m.
Trump claims he’s making food more affordable but his examples ignore the big picture

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Jun 01, 2026 10:50 am - In a recent Truth Social post, the president proclaimed “TRUMP’S MAKING FOOD AFFORDABLE,” and cited falling prices for a range of groceries, including avocados, fresh berries, and a variety of pantry staples. Yet just two weeks earlier the Labor Department had released inflation figures showing grocery prices up nearly 3% in April from a year earlier.
As the United States turns 250, Americans still can't get enough of French luxury

By BEATRICE DUPUY
May 30, 2026 2:15 pm - At the pinnacle of the American cultural pyramid, one particular inspiration has echoed across the centuries through friendship and tension alike: France. The American love affair with French luxury goods and their cultural cachet and craftsmanship has spanned the younger country's history, and a new exhibit explores the story of how these treasures shaped a cultural exchange that marks 250 years of Franco-American relations.
PayPal’s online checkout empire is under siege as rivals squeeze its core business

By KEN SWEET
May 27, 2026 10:26 am - PayPal helped invent online checkout. Nearly three decades later, it’s struggling to defend its turf. The iconic online payments company is facing its biggest challenge in nearly three decades of existence. Its core business of customers using the app to check out when shopping online is barely growing and new management has bluntly warned investors that “significant changes” will be needed to fix the company’s problems.
As US stock market hits new highs, 2 of 3 Americans are cutting back on spending, survey shows

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
May 26, 2026 1:17 pm - U.S. consumer confidence declined slightly this month as gas prices stayed high and inflation remained elevated, a sharp contrast to soaring stock prices hover near record levels.
Trump will ease refrigerant rule in a bid to address surging grocery costs

By MATTHEW DALY
May 21, 2026 9:50 am - The Trump administration on Thursday loosened federal rules that require grocery stores and air-conditioning companies to reduce greenhouse gases used in cooling equipment, a step that President Donald Trump said would help lower grocery costs.
Iconic Little Traveler shop in Geneva is for sale

By Brenda Schory
May 21, 2026 7:45 am - After 104 years in operation, The Little Traveler in Geneva is for sale.

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