Retail and Shopping
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Walgreens beats analysts' forecastsOct 25, 2017 1:00 am - U.S. drugstore company Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.'s profit and revenue beat analysts' estimates in the fourth quarter, as it benefited from an expansion of mail servi...
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Amazon wants to deliver packages straight into your living room
Oct 25, 2017 1:00 am - Amazon.com is going to start delivering packages not just to doorsteps, but inside homes as well. The new service, called Amazon Key, incorporates a smart lock fitted to...
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Genevans to vote on sales tax increase, with specter of dining taxOct 24, 2017 5:34 am - If Geneva residents don't agree to raise the city's sales tax in a March 20 referendum, patrons at Geneva restaurants could start paying a 2 percent places-for-eating ta...
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Elk Grove Village tobacco sales ban proposal has retailers fumingOct 24, 2017 5:30 am - Taking a drag on his cigarette, Tony Tauer pondered the concept of banning tobacco sales in Elk Grove Village. "Any time government tries to tell people how to live thei...
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Peapod to move headquarters from Skokie to ChicagoOct 24, 2017 1:00 am - Peapod online grocer said it is relocating its headquarters from Skokie to downtown Chicago at 300 S. Riverside Plaza. The Lake Zurich warehouse and Peapod pick up l...
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Nothing Bundt Cakes plans 3 Lake County locationsOct 23, 2017 5:00 am - Nothing Bundt Cakes, a growing bakery chain has announced tentative dates when it will open three new Lake County locations. The company plans to open in Kildeer at ...
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MedExpress, new strip center coming to AlgonquinOct 22, 2017 11:00 pm - At the beginning of this year, it was just a pile of rubble surrounding some of the old walls that housed the Great Bank of Algonquin. But now that property is taking sh...
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T.J. Maxx to open in St. Charles SundayOct 20, 2017 1:00 am - T.J. Maxx will open a new store in St. Charles on Kirk Road and Route 64 on Sunday, Oct. 22. The retailer features fashion and accessories to jewelry, home, beauty, ...
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Monica + Andy opening at Oakbrook CenterOct 19, 2017 1:00 am - Monica + Andy is opening a pop-up guideshop at Oakbrook Center Saturday. The organic baby and kids clothing brand will operate in the Neiman Marcus wing between Tiff...
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Round Lake Beach Aldi re-opening next weekOct 19, 2017 1:00 am - The Aldi store in Round Lake Beach will celebrate its grand reopening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 8:25 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 26. The store at 74 W. Rollins Road had ...