Retail and Shopping
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Target raising minimum wage to $11 in October, $15 by 2020
Sep 25, 2017 1:00 am - (Bloomberg Gadfly) — Target Corp. is betting that the path to becoming a healthier company is through fatter paychecks. The big-box retailer said Monday it is set to rai...
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Aldi to celebrate reopening of Elgin storeSep 25, 2017 1:00 am - Aldi is reopening its renovated Elgin store at 799 Summit St. and will hold a grand opening on Wednesday, Sept. 27. The new store is part of the Batavia-based compa...
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Goodbye Apple store, hello 'town square'?
Sep 24, 2017 7:18 am - Goodbye, Apple store. From now on, the company says, its stores are "town squares." Moments before unveiling the iPhone X, Apple executives introduced its new concept: C...
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Good luck finding a truly organic egg
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Walmart wants to send people into your house to stock the fridge - even when you're not homeSep 22, 2017 1:00 am - Delivery workers who drop off Walmart groceries may soon also bring them into your kitchen and unload them into your refrigerator, even if you're not home. The world's l...
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Woodman's breaking ground in Buffalo Grove Sept. 27Sep 21, 2017 1:00 am - A groundbreaking ceremony for the new Woodman's Market in Buffalo Grove is set for 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 27, on site of the planned 242,000-square-foot store at the n...
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Aldi to open remodeled Westmont storeSep 20, 2017 1:00 am - WESTMONT - Discount grocer Aldi will reopen its remodeled Westmont store, 6415 S. Cass Ave. with a ceremony Sept. 21. To celebrate the reopening, Aldi will host a ribbon...
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With Amazon in, online grocery shopping taking offSep 19, 2017 5:00 am - Sue Dreyer Raymond has been ordering groceries through Peapod online delivery service for years. Convenience is important to the full-time personal banker, who lives wit...
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Walgreens deal to buy fewer Rite Aid stores wins approval
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Amazon begins operations at three suburban centersSep 19, 2017 1:00 am - Amazon recently began operations at three of its local fulfillment centers in Waukegan, Aurora and Monee. The facilities are Amazon's seventh, eight, and ninth fulfillm...