Retail and Shopping
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Will robots become the salespeople of the future?
Jan 21, 2017 6:17 am - NEW YORK - As soon as you approach Pepper, a four-foot-tall robot, she starts sizing you up. Thanks to facial recognition capabilities, Pepper can determine your gender ...
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Traffic light doesn't signal Mariano's opening in Des PlainesJan 20, 2017 12:00 am - A new traffic light was switched on Friday on Mount Prospect Road near the much-anticipated Mariano's, but that's not a signal the Des Plaines grocery store will open so...
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Libertyville's second downtown parking deck to open FridayJan 19, 2017 12:00 am - Parking options in Libertyville's popular downtown will increase today with the official opening of a new deck that has been under construction since May. Local dignitar...
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Camping World acquires Oklahoma RV companyJan 19, 2017 12:00 am - LINCOLNSHIRE - Camping World Holdings announced it will acquire family-owned Jamatt RV in Poteau, Oklahoma. Terms of the acquisition were not announced. Camping World cu...
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New Naperville shops offer ingredients, art, grilled cheeseJan 18, 2017 12:00 am - For foodies in search of gourmet ingredients, for creative types looking to let loose, for anyone hungry for a cheesy taste of nostalgia, downtown Naperville has somethi...
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Mariano's to move into Crystal Lake Sears locationJan 17, 2017 12:00 am - Mariano's plans to take the place of Sears in Crystal Lake next year. Mariano's will be opening a new grocery store at 105 Northwest Hwy. in Crystal Lake in 2018 at ...
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Caputo expected to open new Des Plaines grocery next monthJan 16, 2017 12:00 am - A shuttered Joe Caputo & Sons grocery store in Des Plaines will soon be back in business. Des Plaines city officials confirmed that Nat Caputo, owner of the grocery busi...
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How small shoe stores compete with big box retailersJan 15, 2017 10:00 pm - How New Balance and Red Wing compete with big box retailers
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New commercial development planned for former bank site in AlgonquinJan 15, 2017 10:00 pm - All that sits there now is a big pile of rubble and remnants of the building that once graced the Randall Road corridor in Algonquin. And even though many of you have dr...
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Amazon's hiring spree: 100,000 full-time jobs over the next 18 months