Retail and Shopping
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U.S. shoppers sharply boosted spending at retailers in July despite higher prices
Aug 15, 2024 10:42 am - Americans stepped up their spending at retailers last month by the most in a year and a half, easing concerns that the economy might be weakening under the pressure of higher prices and elevated interest rates.
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Kamala Harris to propose ban on ‘price gouging’ for food, groceries
Aug 15, 2024 10:24 am - Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday will unveil a proposed ban on “price gouging” in the grocery and food industries, embracing a strikingly populist proposal in her most significant economic policy announcement since becoming the Democratic Party’s nominee.
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Annual U.S. inflation falls to 3-year low, clearing the way for the Fed to begin cutting rates
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Artisan Marketplace in McHenry spotlights women-owned businesses
Aug 13, 2024 11:18 am - Of the nearly two dozen vendors with booths at McHenry’s Artisan Marketplace, all but one is run by women, and that is how Cyndi Sarabia wants it. “I try to promote small...
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Furniture store claims portion of former Sears store at Woodfield MallAug 13, 2024 8:03 am - Zellano Home Furniture, a recent tenant of another space at Woodfield Mall, has moved into at least part of the lower level of the former Sears store underneath European retailer Primark.
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Americans’ refusal to keep paying higher prices may be dealing a final blow to U.S. inflation spike
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‘It’s something we want to be part of’: Chicago’s Khepri Cafe owners headed along a new track in Mount ProspectAug 11, 2024 5:31 am - Residents of Chicago’s Albany Park neighborhood already are familiar with Khepri Cafe, located by the Lawrence stop on the CTA’s Brown Line. Northwest suburban residents now will have a chance to enjoy its eclectic mix of food, alcohol, coffee, live events and local merchandise near the Metra stop in downtown Mount Prospect.
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To keep nonmembers out, Costco turns to scanners and photo IDs
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Building on an idea: Pieceful Project opens second Lego, game store in Cary
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How Palatine plans to jump start development near Dundee Road and Route 53Aug 06, 2024 2:30 pm - Palatine is hoping to spur commercial development along Dundee Road between Baldwin Road and Route 53 with a new TIF District approved Monday by the village board.