Retail and Shopping
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Bartlett considering local sales tax to fix $800,000 deficitSep 07, 2017 1:00 am - Bartlett officials are considering everything from severe service cuts to a quarter-of-a-cent local sales tax to fix a projected $800,000 deficit in their 2018-19 annual...
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'Ice' rink in Hawthorn Mall? Plan wins village panel's backingSep 07, 2017 1:00 am - A synthetic ice rink could soon fill a vacant space once occupied by a clothing store at Hawthorn Mall in Vernon Hills. Globus Inc., of Highland Park wants to repurpose ...
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Naperville sales tax talk turns to internet salesSep 06, 2017 5:30 am - As Naperville officials consider raising the local sales tax in their city, they also turned their attention Tuesday night to the way sales tax is charged - or not charg...
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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...