Retail and Shopping
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Walmart tells store workers to take down video game ads, demo consoles after shootings
Aug 09, 2019 1:00 am - Walmart, the world's largest private sector employer, directed its workers to remove violent video game displays and signs following two deadly shootings inside of its s...
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How adding Sunday hours boosts business for Geneva thrift shopAug 08, 2019 6:00 am - It took some time to convince him, but Bernie Schlameuss eventually gave in to the notion that maybe it wouldn't be such a bad idea to open the shop he manages on Sunday...
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Geneva's Little Red Barn Door adds Little Barn BabyAug 07, 2019 11:00 pm - When merchants listen to what their customers say, it can lead to new adventures. For Sylvia Torres, owner of the Little Red Barn Door home décor and furniture store in ...
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Barneys goes from suit seller to high fashion to just hanging on
Aug 07, 2019 1:00 am - Barneys New York Inc., the upscale clothing retailer with once-famously haughty sales people, has found humility. After filing for bankruptcy Tuesday, the monument to hi...
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Stratford Square Sears among latest stores that will closeAug 07, 2019 1:00 am - And then there were four. The holding company for Sears announced Wednesday its store at Stratford Square Mall in Bloomingdale will be among 26 Sears and Kmart stores th...
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13 tips to help you save big during back-to-school shopping this year
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When every day is a sale, stores struggle to catch shoppers' attention
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Barneys files for bankruptcy; Rosemont outlet to closeAug 06, 2019 1:00 am - Iconic upscale retailer Barneys New York is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and will close its stores in the Fashion Outlets of Chicago in Rosemont and in do...
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Banana Republic is selling hijabs. Muslim shoppers wonder: Inclusion or appropriation?
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Suburban towns struggle to repurpose vacant, failed shopping mallsJul 29, 2019 5:30 am - Huntley is the latest suburban community struggling to repurpose a failed suburban shopping mall. Many others have tried, and some have succeeded in reviving once vibran...