Retail and Shopping
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How to make your brand loyalty pay off
Feb 23, 2020 5:10 am - Blogger Dani Austin of Dallas, Texas, logged into her Southwest Airlines account a few days before the end of 2019. Shortly after, she and her husband, Jordan Joseph Ram...
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You're probably sitting on at least $167 of unused gift cards
Feb 23, 2020 5:00 am - More than $20 billion in unredeemed gift cards and store credit is floating around the U.S. and there is a good chance some of it belongs to you, according to a survey c...
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Costco getting $5.5 million tax rebate to build second store in NapervilleFeb 18, 2020 12:00 am - Naperville City Council members want a second Costco in town enough to pay $5.5 million for it in the form of sales tax incentives. The council unanimously approved a d...
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Family-owned Toms Price continues to thrive through more than a centuryFeb 17, 2020 12:00 am - In 1976, Tom Vogelsinger and his wife Lynn were just a few years post-graduation from the University of Illinois when they bought their first house in Wheaton. “We star...
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Level by level, Strawflower renovation brings changes to downtown GenevaFeb 16, 2020 6:20 am - The "renovation sale" and "for sale" signs in the display windows at Strawflower Shop & Rug Merchant may confuse passersby. Still, they represent precisely what owners M...
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Chardonnay in the shoe department: Retailers are increasingly serving alcohol to woo shoppers
Feb 16, 2020 5:27 am - NEW YORK - Walk past the $2,500 studded Saint Laurent boots and $995 Versace sneakers at Nordstrom's newly minted flagship store, and you'll end up at its most buzzed-ab...
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What to know before laying down money for a mattress
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Treat yourself at Chicago Premium OutletsFeb 13, 2020 10:00 pm - Self-love, for less. Chicago-area's premier outlet shopping destination is making the most of feel-good, everyday moments with new fashion, accessories, athleisure and f...
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Peapod service to end in Illinois; Lake Zurich, Palatine facilities to closeFeb 11, 2020 12:00 am - The online grocery delivery service Peapod is leaving Illinois, and facilities in Lake Zurich and Palatine will be closed, its parent company said Tuesday. Ahold Delhaiz...
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Woodfield owner buys mall's builder in $3.6 billion dealFeb 10, 2020 12:00 am - Even in commercial real estate, there's a circle of life. Taubman Centers Inc., a pioneer in shopping malls during the 20th Century and a developer of Woodfield Mall alm...