Retail and Shopping
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Mount Prospect restaurant, retail project imperiled by traffic issueJan 27, 2018 12:00 am - A proposed 5.25-acre retail and restaurant development on a long vacant former car dealership site in Mount Prospect cleared a major hurdle last week, but still faces ma...
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OK, now imagine net neutrality is a flame grilled Whopper
Jan 25, 2018 12:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Burger King is delivering its own hot take on a regulatory showdown that has inflamed the U.S., using a flame-grilled Whopper. Burger King's new ad has b...
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Babies R Us stores in Schaumburg, Vernon Hills among 180 set to close
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Nine West filing for bankruptcy
Jan 24, 2018 12:00 am - Nine West Holdings Inc. and its creditors are closing in on a deal to restructure almost $1.5 billion of debt that would include filing for bankruptcy and selling off pa...
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Another look at the plans for Charlestowne MallJan 23, 2018 10:00 pm - A map of the development being considered on the Charlestowne Mall site recently made the rounds online, though the concept has been on the city's website for some time....
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12 top products picked at Trader Joe's in 2017Jan 23, 2018 12:00 am - Every year, Trader Joe's asks shoppers and employees to vote for their favorite products. The California-based retailer, which has a cultlike following, recently releas...
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How floor sensors are helping retailers track shoppers' behavior
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Did Cook County's failed soda tax cause sales taxes to fizzle, too?Jan 17, 2018 4:30 am - Cook County's short-lived penny-per-ounce tax on sweetened beverages not only failed to bring in as much revenue as projected, but it might also have cost the county mil...
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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...