Retail and Shopping
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Amazon's hiring spree: 100,000 full-time jobs over the next 18 months
Jan 15, 2017 6:18 am - Amazon.com on Thursday announced it plans to create more than 100,000 full-time jobs over the next 18 months, a massive hiring spree that suggests the e-commerce company...
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Ex-RadioShack lender starts firm to bet on retail turmoil
Jan 15, 2017 6:14 am - A former lender to RadioShack Corp. and a one-time chief executive officer of Frederick's of Hollywood are teaming up to provide a new source of funding to retailers, ai...
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Wheeling may OK in-store wine, beer tastingsJan 12, 2017 12:00 am - Wheeling grocery and liquor store owners who've handed out free samples of beer, wine or spirits have technically been breaking the law, village officials say. Village ...
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New dining pavilion planned for Woodfield MallJan 10, 2017 12:00 am - A multitenant dining pavilion in Woodfield Mall - currently estimated to cost more than the $13.9 million renovation of the shopping center two years ago - tops the list...
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Dentist, AT&T to open in new Algonquin buildingJan 08, 2017 10:00 pm - Many of you spent a lot of time along Randall Road this holiday season, getting all of your last-minute shopping and returning done. And as you drove back and forth on a...
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Lampert's rescue of Sears puts him on the hook for $1.2 billion
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Lampert's rescue of Sears puts him on the hook for $1.2 billion
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Sears to sell Craftsman for $900 million, shutter 150 storesJan 05, 2017 12:00 am - Hoffman Estates-based Sears Holdings Corp. has agreed to sell its Craftsman tool brand to Stanley Black & Decker Inc. for about $900 million, marking CEO Edward Lampert'...
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Des Plaines to pay Jewel-Osco $100,000 for storefront improvementsJan 05, 2017 12:00 am - Des Plaines will pay Jewel-Osco $100,000 to help spruce up building fronts at two of the chain's grocery store in the city. Aldermen voted this week to grant the $100,00...
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Floor & Decor opening sixth Illinois store at Gurnee MillsJan 05, 2017 12:00 am - Floor & Decor, a specialty retailer of hard-surface flooring, will open its new Gurnee Mills location - the company's sixth store in Illinois - on Jan. 12. The 69,31...