Retail and Shopping
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How to get a free 7-Eleven Slurpee todayJul 11, 2018 1:00 am - It's July 11, which means it's free Slurpee day at 7-Eleven. The convenience store chain is celebrating its 91st birthday today by giving away free Slurpees. To get one,...
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The Fresh Market to close two suburban storesJul 09, 2018 1:00 am - The Fresh Market upscale grocer is closing 15 stores, two of them in the suburbs. The company is planning to close its stores in Glen Ellyn and Lincolnshire, locatio...
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Starbucks will stop handing out plastic straws by 2020
Jul 09, 2018 1:00 am - Starbucks, which doles out more than 1 billion straws a year, says it will phase out single-use plastic straws from its stores by 2020. The coffee giant said Monday ...
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Clothing sellers defy the retail death rattle
Jul 09, 2018 1:00 am - Specialty apparel and department store stocks have been battered in recent years as a steady stream of store closings and unenticing merchandise put their future in doub...
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Yard sale tips: How to get rid of your stuff and make more money
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Churros Y Chocolate serves up Mexican-style treatsJul 06, 2018 6:00 am - Everyone always raved about the churros at Vicky and Vince Ortiz' Mexican fast food restaurant. Vince had the dream of one day opening up his own churro shop featuring t...
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Jewel-Osco President Doug Cygan dies at 55 after brief illnessJul 05, 2018 1:00 am - Jewel-Osco President Doug Cygan, a native of Mundelein, died Thursday morning at the age of 55. A spokeswoman for the Itasca-based supermarket chain said Cygan suffe...
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Uniqlo coming to Woodfield MallJun 29, 2018 1:00 pm - Global apparel retailer Uniqlo will open a new store this fall at Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg. The 9,500-square-foot store will be Uniqlo's second location in the grea...
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Aldi launching 3 more renovated storesJun 29, 2018 1:00 pm - Aldi recently reopened its renovated store at 90 S. Western Ave. in Carpentersville and will reopen two other suburban stores this month. The Arlington Heights store...
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Geneva aldermen favor financial aid to get a Dunkin' DonutsJun 29, 2018 1:00 am - Geneva aldermen appear ready to give a Dunkin' Donuts franchisee financial aid to open at 206 E. State St., despite a protest from another doughnut-seller. "We are worki...