Retail and Shopping
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Villa Park Aldi opens remodeled storeOct 06, 2017 1:00 am - A remodeled Aldi grocery store opened Thursday in Villa Park. The store, at 400 W. North Ave., celebrated its grand reopening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Following t...
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Elk Grove Village mayor wants total tobacco sales banOct 06, 2017 1:00 am - Elk Grove Village may prohibit stores from selling tobacco to residents under age 21 or even ban sales of the products altogether. If it takes the latter step, the villa...
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Marcus Lemonis opens fashion store in Chicago's Gold CoastOct 05, 2017 1:00 am - Marcus, billed as a new shopping and retail experience, is opening at 110 E. Delaware Place in Chicago's Gold Coast. The store features a collection of fashion brands an...
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Ace Hardware acquires majority stake in The GrommetOct 03, 2017 1:00 am - Oak Brook-based Ace Hardware said it has acquired a majority stake in e-commerce startup The Grommet. The Grommet, based in Somerville, Massachusetts, operates an e-comm...
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Amazon wants you to be using Alexa in every room of your house
Sep 30, 2017 7:00 am - SEATTLE - Amazon really wants us all to be talking to its smart assistant, Alexa. The company announced a half-dozen new products that make clear that the tech giant wan...
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Texas de Brazil adding location in Orland ParkSep 29, 2017 1:00 am - Texas de Brazil, a large Brazilian-American steakhouse, is expanding to Orland Square. The eatery that highlights the Brazilian tradition of grilling high-quality m...
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Dockers to open outlet store at Rosemont mallSep 28, 2017 1:00 am - Dockers will open its first Midwest outlet Friday at Fashion Outlets of Chicago in Rosemont. The store opens following a ribbon-cutting with Mayor Brad Stephens and mall...
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New Amazon facility will employ more than 1,000 associatesSep 28, 2017 1:00 am - Amazon today announced plans to open its fifth Ohio fulfillment center in Euclid, which will create more than 1,000 full-time positions. The company recently announced u...
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Glen Ellyn OKs tax incentive to bring Pete's to former Dominick's siteSep 27, 2017 1:00 am - Randy Horn's toy shop in a Glen Ellyn shopping center has managed to survive in the four years since Dominick's closed as the anchor tenant. He's watched businesses come...
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Mount Prospect's mall: The history of RandhurstSep 26, 2017 11:00 pm - Randhurst Shopping Mall was an incredible project in its time. Built on top of one of the last farms in Mount Prospect, construction started in 1958 and the center opene...