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Retail and Shopping

Why having a grocery store on Batavia’s east side is so important

By Dave Heun
Jul 30, 2025 12:39 pm - As Berkeley Finer Foods closes, to be replaced by Cinco de Mayo Market on Batavia’s east side, Dave Heun looks at the history of grocery stores in the Tri-Cities.
St. Charles Business Alliance launches ‘Retail Route’ challenge

By Kate Santillan
Jul 28, 2025 1:20 pm - The St. Charles Business Alliance recently launched a “Retail Route” challenge, available on the Travel St. Charles app.
Tariffs threaten Asian beauty product boom in US

By MAE ANDERSON
Jul 28, 2025 1:19 pm - Asian skin care has been a booming global business for a more than a decade, with consumers in Europe, North and South America, and increasingly the Middle East, snapping up creams, serums and balms from South Korea, Japan and China. In the United States and elsewhere, Korean cosmetics, or K-beauty for short, have dominated the trend.
Warrenville plans pop-up marketplace similar to Batavia’s boardwalk shops

By Katlyn Smith
Jul 28, 2025 11:35 am - Warrenville leaders are working to fashion a pop-up marketplace that can grow over time, drawing examples from seasonal shops in Batavia and Berwyn.
Grocery store set to take over former Island Foods space in Island Lake

By Janelle Walker, Shaw Local News Network
Jul 26, 2025 3:54 pm - A new grocery store is expected to open before Thanksgiving in the former Island Foods location in Island Lake.
Scammers target back-to-school rush as spending nears $39 billion

Submitted by Better Business Bureau
Jul 24, 2025 1:44 pm - As summer winds down, families across the country are preparing for the upcoming school year. But while parents juggle vacations, work, and school supply lists, scammers also are gearing up — for a different kind of season.
Hershey and other chocolate makers hike prices as cocoa remains near record highs

By DEE-ANN DURBIN
Jul 24, 2025 1:31 pm - Hershey and other chocolate makers are continuing to hike prices, saying a volatile cocoa market gives them no choice.
More than 5.2 million pools sold across the U.S. and Canada are under recall after reports of 9 deaths

Associated Press
Jul 22, 2025 1:47 pm - More than 5.2 million aboveground swimming pools sold across the U.S. and Canada over the last two decades are being recalled after nine drowning deaths were reported.
US retail sales bounce around in a whipsaw trade environment

By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO
Jul 17, 2025 9:22 am - After an earlier pullback, consumers picked up their spending in June showing resilience despite anxiety high over tariffs and the U.S. economy. Retail sales rose a better-than-expected 0.6% in June, the Commerce Department said Thursday, after two consecutive months of spending declines, a 0.1% pullback in April and a 0.9% slowdown in May.
Sky Zone to fill vacant anchor space at Gurnee Mills

By Mick Zawislak
Jul 16, 2025 11:06 am - Sky Zone, which owns, operates and franchises indoor active entertainment parks across the U.S. and Canada, will be expanding its footprint in the Chicago area by opening in Gurnee Mills.

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