Retail and Shopping
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Lurvey's opens nursery yard, storeApr 28, 2020 1:00 am - DES PLAINES - Lurvey Home and Garden opened its nursery yard and store on Monday, the result of being designated an essential business by Gov. JB Pritzker. Customers can...
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Construction continues on new businesses in, near Woodfield MallApr 27, 2020 1:00 am - Schaumburg's Woodfield Mall has been closed for more than a month due to COVID-19 restrictions, but construction in and around the regional shopping center has been prep...
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Beauty companies have captive audience of quarantined Americans
Apr 19, 2020 6:18 am - Stuck inside with nowhere to go, Chloe Smith still makes sure she has her hair and nails done. The 17-year-old high school student has swapped her regular salon appointm...
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Aurora to allow drive-up alcohol sales, sipping while shopping at mallApr 15, 2020 1:00 am - Shoppers in Aurora may be able to sip a glass of wine this summer while walking through Fox Valley Mall, or pick up a case of beer at a liquor store drive-up window. Bot...
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The industry says we have enough food. Here's why some store shelves are empty anyway.
Apr 14, 2020 1:00 am - Tempers are getting short. Supplies of ground beef even shorter. People are looking into each other's shopping carts. Is that guy really going to use all four cans of ch...
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Bloomingdale Chamber of Commerce: Supporting small business during pandemic is crucial for their survivalApr 13, 2020 11:00 pm - Bloomingdale Chamber of Commerce is joining chambers and small businesses across the state of Illinois to launch the 'IL'ove Local campaign to encourage people to suppor...
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Wiped out of toilet paper? Here's whyApr 09, 2020 1:00 am - What does toilet paper have to do with a global pandemic? Nothing. Yet millions of people have been panicking about their household supply. Stores shelves have been empt...
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Ulta to furlough 'many' store employeesApr 09, 2020 1:00 am - Bolingbrook-based beauty products chain Ulta Beauty announced it would furlough 'many" of its store employees on April 19 due to the impact from the COVID-19 pandemic. U...
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Their Life's Work: How a yoga studio, consignment shop, martial arts club adapt during the pandemicApr 08, 2020 5:30 am - Illinois has more than 1 million small businesses - some new, some old, some family legacies, others personal dreams. Each proprietor has a story to tell about how thing...
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Their Life's Work: Lake in the Hills martial arts club now posts recorded training sessionsApr 08, 2020 5:30 am - Illinois has more than 1 million small businesses. Each proprietor has a story to tell about how things have changed dramatically for them with the onset of the coron...