Retail and Shopping
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The big missteps that brought Sears to the edge of collapse
Jun 02, 2017 1:00 am - Walk into a Sears these days, and you'll see an icon of American retailing collapsing before your eyes. On a May visit to the Falls Church, Virginia, store, the floors i...
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Key votes move Woodman's project ahead in LakemoorJun 01, 2017 5:30 am - The development of a Woodman's Food Market on 74 acres at a busy Lakemoor intersection took a big step forward this week, village officials say. In a single, lengthy mot...
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Jingle, media blitz encourages visitors to 'Rosemont It!'Jun 01, 2017 1:00 am - New advertising urges people to 'Rosemont It!'
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Potbelly CEO to step down later this yearMay 31, 2017 1:00 am - CHICAGO - Potbelly Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Aylwin Lewis will be leaving August 8 after nine years as the company's top executive. Peter Bassi, lead di...
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Crate and Barrel CEO resigns; replacement starts Aug. 1May 30, 2017 1:00 am - NORTHBROOK - Global home furnishings retailer Crate and Barrel confirmed CEO Doug Diemoz left the company to pursue his other endeavors. Crate and Barrel Board Chair Nee...
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Algonquin Commons to hold Touch a Truck eventMay 29, 2017 1:00 am - Children and children at heart will get a chance to get hands on with supersized vehicles this month along the Randall Road corridor. The Algonquin Commons mall is hosti...
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Binny's Beverage Depot is now open in WheelingMay 26, 2017 1:00 am - Binny's Beverage Depot has opened its new location in the former Staples store at 1550 E. Lake-Cook Road in Wheeling after closing its Buffalo Grove store of 22 years at...
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Sears gets breathing room in deals with MetLife, Cascade
May 23, 2017 1:00 am - Hoffman Estates-based Sears Holdings gained some breathing room in its comeback effort thanks to deals with some of the biggest names in finance. Lenders including billi...
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Demolition done at site of future Lake Zurich gas stationMay 22, 2017 1:00 am - Trees and buildings that once stood on the intersection of Rand and Old Rand roads in Lake Zurich have been felled, as work on a new gas station, day care center and ret...
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Geneva shopkeepers weigh in on A-frame signsMay 21, 2017 11:00 pm - As businesses move to social media and mobile communication to send messages to their customers, I tend to respond better to ads or offers I can see and feel without a c...