Retail and Shopping
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With Sam's Club closing, Batavia making plans to fill $1 million holeJan 17, 2018 12:00 am - Batavia stands to lose about $1 million annually in revenue with the closing of the Sam's Club store, and officials will present a plan for dealing with that to aldermen...
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Trader Joe's to remove controversial chemicals from receiptsJan 17, 2018 12:00 am - Cleanup in the checkout aisle. Trader Joe's, the grocer known for its eclectic products (and Hawaiian-shirt-clad workers), will remove two controversial substances f...
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The Book Shop now open Saturdays in BataviaJan 16, 2018 10:00 pm - If the number of people going in and out of The Book Shop in Batavia on a recent Saturday is any indication, James Stickling and his wife Lizzy Evensen are onto somethin...
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Why 7-Eleven, inventor of the Slurpee, is now all about cold-pressed organic juiceJan 16, 2018 12:00 am - Like thousands of U.S. convenience stores, many 7-Eleven stores cram rows of snacks between a wall of chilled sodas and a bank of churning Slurpee machines. But starting...
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Ross Dress for Less, Aldi opening in Elk Grove VillageJan 15, 2018 12:00 am - A Ross Dress for Less clothing outlet and Aldi grocery store will be opening as early as this summer in a strip mall in Elk Grove Village. The stores will be opening ne...
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The closing of 63 Sam's Club stores has big implications for small business
Jan 15, 2018 12:00 am - Last week, Walmart announced that it would be closing 63 of its underperforming Sam's Club stores at various locations throughout the country. While most of the news cen...
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How Sears created modern retail in IllinoisJan 14, 2018 4:00 am - Editor's note: Most people know about the Great Chicago Fire, but there's a lot more to Illinois history than that. Native American settlements thousands of years old...
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Amid the sales, how can you get a Sam's Club membership refund?Jan 12, 2018 12:00 am - Shoppers flocked to Sam's Club stores Friday to cash in on liquidation deals as news spread that six suburban locations will be closing. The retail giant announced Thur...
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Crate and Barrel leases space at The Fields in ChicagoJan 12, 2018 12:00 am - Merit Partners and Cushman & Wakefield said that Crate & Barrel has leased 117,000 square feet of office space at The Fields redevelopment in Chicago. Crate & Barrel...