Retail and Shopping
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Are consumers ready to give augmented reality a try?
Sep 02, 2017 7:20 am - NEW YORK (AP) - You might have gotten a taste of "augmented reality," the blending of the virtual and physical worlds, as you chased on-screen monsters at real-world lan...
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EwelineB to open at Ice House MallSep 01, 2017 1:00 am - BARRINGTON - EwelineB, a new women's fashion store, will hold a grand opening Sept. 14 at the Ice House Mall in Barrington. EwelineB will host a red-carpet welcome to th...
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Stratford Square owner asks to extend extra 1% sales tax to help fund workAug 28, 2017 5:33 am - The company that owns Stratford Square Mall is looking to spend nearly $50 million over the next four years as part of its effort to improve the Bloomingdale facility. S...
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How Walmart has affected Carpentersville crime, economyAug 28, 2017 5:31 am - The new Walmart Supercenter in Carpentersville was bustling with activity from the moment it opened on a hazy Wednesday morning last summer. The community welcomed the ...
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Amazon cuts prices at Whole Foods by up to 43 percent on first dayAug 28, 2017 1:00 am - Amazon spent its first day as the owner of a brick-and-mortar grocery chain cutting prices at Whole Foods Market. At the Whole Foods on 57th Street in Manhattan, organic...
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Palatine approves high-end consignment store near downtownAug 28, 2017 1:00 am - Crystal and other high-end goods will be available at a proposed consignment shop planned in a manufacturing area on the edge of downtown Palatine. Village council membe...
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McAlister's Deli, Denny's to open in Elgin this fallAug 27, 2017 11:00 pm - Two new casual dine-in restaurants are expected to open along the Randall Road corridor in Elgin late this fall, right next to each other. McAlister's Deli and Denny...
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Star Wars meets Pokemon Go for Force Friday
Aug 26, 2017 7:16 am - Disney is harnessing all of its media might to make the next Star Wars movie the biggest film of the year, employing augmented reality and social media in a global campa...
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KD Market opening Mount Prospect store Saturday in former Dominick'sAug 25, 2017 5:30 am - KD Market is opening its fourth grocery store Saturday morning in the Golf Plaza II shopping center at Golf and Elmhurst roads in Mount Prospect in a spot long ago vacat...
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Gurnee Mills reveals first look at planned renovationsAug 24, 2017 1:00 am - Gurnee Mills on Thursday revealed the first renderings of a planned $6 million renovation of the mall's interior that will begin in September. The renovations, partially...