Retail and Shopping
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'Nobody should work here - ever': Teen uses intercom to quit Walmart
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...
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Find last minute gifts at Tea Tree shop in BataviaDec 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...
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Aldi adds to grocery store options in Vernon Hills areaDec 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...
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Whole Foods is cutting food packaging with cancer-linked chemicals
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...
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Robot janitors are coming to mop floors at a Walmart near you
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Weaker Sears holiday forecast heightens doubts about survivalDec 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...
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See Santa, reindeer and carolers at Algonquin CommonsDec 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...
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Find seasonal cheer at Geneva Christmas WalkDec 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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How to just say no to gift exchangesDec 02, 2018 12:00 am - Your college roommate. Your current roommate. Your book club. Your brunch crew. Your office secret Santa. Your cousins. Your siblings. Your parents. Your partner. Their ...
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Payless pranks VIPs, sells discount shoes at luxury prices
Nov 30, 2018 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Payless taught fashion influencers a lesson about shoes by opening a fake store that sold Main Street shoes at Madison Avenue prices. Payless ShoeSour...