Retail and Shopping
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Lake in the Hills theater offers sensory-friendly moviesJun 25, 2017 11:00 pm - Cooling off in an air-conditioned movie theater on a hot July or August day is a favorite activity for many. However, for some, especially those with sensory issues, jus...
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What might Amazon gobble up next?
Jun 25, 2017 7:21 am - Amazon.com's surprise announcement last week that it would buy Whole Foods Market for $13.7 billion sent rival grocery stocks plummeting. It also unleashed a flurry of s...
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5 telling quotes from Whole Foods CEO at employee town hall
Jun 25, 2017 7:19 am - Whole Foods CEO John Mackey doesn't shy away from an extended metaphor. He called the deal announced June 16 for online behemoth Amazon to buy his grocery chain a "whirl...
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Will Amazon-Whole Foods merger disrupt Blue Apron's IPO?
Jun 25, 2017 7:19 am - Five years ago, Blue Apron promised to bring innovation to an industry that had seen relatively little by providing people with kits for meals that they could cook at ho...
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How much you're really paying for 'free shipping' on Blue Apron
Jun 25, 2017 7:00 am - When you shell out $60 for a box of Blue Apron, you're paying for a few things. Food, of course — much of it organic, non-GMO and humanely raised. Those cool, glossy rec...
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Why Dave Heun hasn't been to Bien Trucha yetJun 21, 2017 11:00 pm - Believe it or not, there are plenty of spots Dave hasn't visited in the Tri-Cities
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Sears Canada plunges after talk of creditor protectionJun 21, 2017 1:00 am - Sears Canada Inc., the struggling offshoot of Hoffman Estates-based Sears Holdings Corp., tumbled as much as 30 percent after people familiar with the matter said it...
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Amazon strikes again; the dressing room in your house
Jun 20, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Amazon is increasingly claiming territory once held exclusively by department stores and it's doing so again, essentially placing a dressing room in your...
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What Amazon's Whole Foods purchase could mean to your shopping
Jun 16, 2017 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Online retail giant Amazon is making a bold expansion into physical stores with a $13.7 billion deal to buy Whole Foods, setting the stage for radical retail ...
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Norton's U.S.A. in Barrington celebrates 10-year anniversaryJun 15, 2017 11:00 pm - Deborah Leydig was inspired to open an American made only general store back in 2003 after starring in the adaptation of "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in Americ...