Retail and Shopping
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One reason retailers are hiring: Home renovations
Mar 25, 2018 1:00 am - The nation's unemployment rate remained unchanged in February, but there was one bright spot many economists weren't expecting: an influx of retail jobs. In all, retaile...
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Amazon sellers seek more clout with new 'merchants guild'
Mar 24, 2018 1:00 am - The millions of merchants who sell products on Amazon.com Inc. have long craved more leverage over their powerful benefactor. Now some are creating a trade association i...
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Customers line up for Toys R Us liquidation saleMar 23, 2018 1:00 am - Bargain hunters lined up outside Schaumburg's Toys R Us store Friday morning for the start of the chain's liquidation sale. More than 100 people were outside the store f...
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Toys R Us liquidation sales delayed until Friday. Here's what you need to know.
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Founder of Toys 'R' Us died todayMar 22, 2018 1:00 am - Charles Lazarus, who combined supermarket-style service with touches of whimsy in creating Toys "R" Us, a longtime retail success that fought high debt and fierce compet...
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Bartlett approves sales tax, plans to drop utility taxMar 22, 2018 1:00 am - Bartlett trustees approved a 1 percent home-rule sales tax by a 4-1 vote this week and plan to follow through with a promised elimination April 3 of the village's utilit...
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Parents-to-be with Babies R Us registries in liquidation limbo
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Woodfield Mall dining pavilion designed to create an 'experience'Mar 21, 2018 11:00 pm - In a challenging retail marketplace, malls realize more than ever that they must create an experience that will keep shoppers coming back for more. Woodfield Mall i...
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Ruling expected soon on Geneva Fresh Thyme developmentMar 20, 2018 11:00 pm - For the longest time, we looked at empty storefronts that were victims of the economic recession - and wondered how long before they might finally be back up and running...
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Amazon said to consider buying some Toys 'R' Us stores