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Inside Nike's store of the future, where a smartphone helps you shop

By Eben Novy-Williams Bloomberg
Nov 18, 2018 12:00 am - Nike has seen the future of brick-and-mortar shopping, and it revolves around your phone. The company on Thursday opened a new flagship store in New York City, the culmi...
Sears gets an extra $350 million for the start of the holiday sales season

By Lauren Coleman-Lochner and Josh Saul WP Bloomberg
Nov 15, 2018 12:00 am - Hoffman Estates-based Sears Holdings Corp. nailed down a commitment for another loan to keep its doors open as the critical holiday season begins. Great American Capital...
Ballard Designs opens in Oak Brook

Nov 15, 2018 12:00 am - OAK BROOK - Ballard Designs, a home furnishings and décor retailer, recently opened its newest store in Oak Brook Center, 2210 Oakbrook Center. The 15,600-square-foot fa...
Kirk Road closure planned on Thanksgiving night because of Aurora outlet mall traffic

By Susan Sarkauskas
Nov 15, 2018 12:00 am - Aurora police are changing their game plan for Thanksgiving night traffic control near the Chicago Premium Outlets mall: They are going to close southbound Kirk Road fro...
New this week from Amazon - a glossy print toy catalog

Taylor Telford The Washington Post
Nov 10, 2018 12:00 am - Amazon.com is gambling on glossiness and nostalgia to draw in shoppers with its first toy catalog, in yet another brick-and-mortar strategy to snag its share of the holi...
Sears to close another 40 stores

By Kim Mikus
Nov 09, 2018 12:00 am - Sears Holdings announced it is closing another 40 Sears and Kmart stores, including two in Illinois. The iconic retailer, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy prote...
Arlington Heights businesses staying open late Nov. 14

Daily Herald report
Nov 09, 2018 12:00 am - The Arlington Heights Chamber of Commerce will sponsor the Arlington Heights Holiday Twilight Shop, a one-evening-only event Wednesday, Nov. 14, to encourage consumers t...
Lampert keeps his cash on sidelines as Sears touts auction plan

By Eliza Ronalds-Hannon Bloomberg
Nov 06, 2018 12:00 am - For once, Eddie Lampert is keeping his wallet in his pocket. Sears, based in Hoffman Estates, is closing in on a deal with new lenders to finance it through its bankrupt...
The RoomPlace opening Friday at Gurnee Mills

Daily Herald Report
Nov 06, 2018 12:00 am - The RoomPlace is opening Friday, Nov. 9, at Gurnee Mills Mall at 6148 W. Grand Ave., creating 50 new jobs. This is the 27th location for The RoomPlace, based in Lombard...
Walmart surpasses Amazon as online shoppers' most popular grocer

Matthew Boyle Bloomberg
Nov 06, 2018 12:00 am - Look out, Amazon: Walmart is coming to steal your lunch - and maybe dinner too. The world's largest retailer has surpassed the e-commerce giant in a survey of online foo...

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