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In Arizona, a robot-driven car will deliver groceries to your home.

Peter Holley The Washington Post
Dec 21, 2018 5:00 am - If you live in the Phoenix metropolitan area, you may have already encountered autonomous vehicles delivering passengers from one location to another. Now, Scottsdale, A...
Could Amazon Go be coming to an airport near you?

Rachel Siegel The Washington Post
Dec 15, 2018 12:07 am - A new frontier for Amazon Go stores may be opening. The retail giant is exploring the debut of its techy, scan-and-go shops at airports, according to a report by Reuters...
'Nobody should work here - ever': Teen uses intercom to quit Walmart

Michael Brice-Saddler The Washington Post
Dec 14, 2018 12:00 am - Jackson Racicot, 17, looked around before flashing a subtle smile to the camera. It would be his last day working at the Walmart in Grande Prairie in Alberta, Canada. In...
Find last minute gifts at Tea Tree shop in Batavia

By Sammi King
Dec 12, 2018 10:00 pm - Looking for great last minute gift ideas? Batavia has some great offerings beginning with the Tea Tree at 29 N. River Street. I hadn't shopped here because I am not rea...
Aldi adds to grocery store options in Vernon Hills area

By Mick Zawislak
Dec 12, 2018 12:00 am - Another option is joining the shopping list of grocery stores in Vernon Hills with the opening Thursday of discount retailer Aldi. Local and company officials will cut t...
Whole Foods is cutting food packaging with cancer-linked chemicals

Tiffany Kary and Deena Shanker Bloomberg
Dec 11, 2018 12:00 am - Whole Foods Market, Amazon.com Inc.'s grocer that has spurned artificial flavors and antibiotic-laden meat, says it's now working to remove a cancer-linked chemical from...
Robot janitors are coming to mop floors at a Walmart near you

Pavel Alpeyev Bloomberg
Dec 08, 2018 12:00 am - Robots are coming to a Walmart Inc. near you, and not just as a gimmick. The world's largest retailer is rolling out 360 autonomous floor-scrubbing robots in some of its...
Weaker Sears holiday forecast heightens doubts about survival

By Josh Saul WP Bloomberg
Dec 05, 2018 12:00 am - Revised internal forecasts show that Sears Holdings Corp. will bleed hundreds of millions of dollars more than it expected over the coming weeks, casting new doubt on wh...
See Santa, reindeer and carolers at Algonquin Commons

Submitted by Algonquin Commons
Dec 04, 2018 10:00 pm - Beginning the day after Thanksgiving and continuing every weekend through Dec. 16, Santa Claus and the Santa Express trolley is running free shuttle rides throughout the...
Find seasonal cheer at Geneva Christmas Walk

Submitted by Geneva Chamber of Commerce
Dec 03, 2018 10:00 pm - Tradition and surprise. It wouldn't be Christmas without them, and Geneva's Christmas Walk and Holiday House Tour offer both. The Christmas walk takes place 6:30 to 9 p....

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