Retail and Shopping
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Sears to close 43 more storesJul 07, 2017 1:00 am - Hoffman Estates-based Sears Holdings Corp. will close 43 more Sears and Kmart stores across the country as part of the struggling retailer's push to return to profitabil...
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Burdeen's Jewelry of Buffalo Grove to expand 50 percentJul 07, 2017 1:00 am - Burdeen's Jewelry in Buffalo Grove is undergoing an expansion which will result in a 50 percent increase in space by November, just four years after becoming a free-...
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Remodeled Elgin Walmart to hold ribbon cuttingJul 06, 2017 1:00 am - ELGIN - The Walmart at 1100 S. Randall Road will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the store's remodeling at 8 a.m. today. The remodeled store includes a new look a...
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Sidewalk Sale Fun Days begin Thursday in BarringtonJul 03, 2017 1:00 am - Barrington's Sidewalk Sale Fun Days shopping extravaganza will begin Thursday. Running through Saturday, July 8, Barrington's downtown merchants will have their wares av...
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Camping World to reopen 57 Gander Mountain storesJun 30, 2017 1:00 am - LINCOLNSHIRE - Camping World Holdings said Friday it will reopen 57 Gander Mountain and Overton stores it acquired in a bankruptcy auction earlier this year. Only one Il...
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Walgreens ends its attempt to take over Rite Aid
Jun 29, 2017 1:00 am - Walgreens has ended its takeover pursuit of rival Rite Aid following resistance from U.S. regulators and will instead now buy stores, distribution centers and inventory ...
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Home decor retailer Kirkland's opening soon in Arlington HeightsJun 29, 2017 1:00 am - Home decor retailer Kirkland's will open Saturday, July 22, in the Annex of Arlington shopping center in Arlington Heights, officials said this week. The store, at 15 W....
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Jewel launches one-eyed mascot named JoJoJun 28, 2017 1:00 am - Jewel-Osco has introduced its first mascot - a red, furry, one-eyed, gender-neutral character named JoJo. Itasca-based Jewel, which has been in operation for more th...
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Claire's faces an uphill battle to stay afloatJun 27, 2017 1:00 am - The last day of seventh grade ended at 11:56 a.m., and by 1 p.m., Paola Giron and her friends were at the mall, heading into Claire's. "We come here all the time," said ...
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Aldi reopens three remodeled storesJun 26, 2017 1:00 am - BATAVIA - Discount grocer Aldi will hold reopening ceremonies for three remodeled suburban stores this week. The store at 4833 Oakton Ave. in Skokie will reopen on Thurs...