Retail and Shopping
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Starbucks Zombie Frappuccino takes over social media feedsOct 27, 2017 1:00 am - The Starbucks Zombie Frappuccino hit suburban coffee shops Thursday and so have the abundance of pictures on social media. The colorful Halloween beverage, similar to t...
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Glazed and Infused doughnuts come to the suburbsOct 27, 2017 1:00 am - Glazed and Infused doughnuts, wildly popular at a handful of bakeries in Chicago, are making their way to the suburbs. The doughnuts are being sold at all five Suns...
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Hearthside Food in Downers Grove buys energy bar companyOct 27, 2017 1:00 am - Hearthside Food Solutions in Downers Grove signed an agreement to buy Standard Functional Foods Group, a unit of privately held Standard Candy Company. Standard Func...
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Mount Prospect officials predict construction boom in 2018Oct 26, 2017 1:00 am - Mount Prospect experienced substantial commercial and business development activity in 2017 and is looking forward to an even stronger 2018, Community Development Direct...
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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 ...