Retail and Shopping
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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...
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St. Charles businessman aims to help refugeesMay 21, 2017 1:00 am - John Rukel left Croatia to come to the United States with his parents and brother and have since become successful business owners. Now he wants to help other immigrants...
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Sears sues Craftsman manufacturer to uphold their contractMay 15, 2017 1:00 am - Hoffman Estates-based Sears Holdings Corp. filed a lawsuit Monday accusing the manufacturer of its Craftsmen tools of attempting to break their supply agreement. The su...
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Batavia record shop ahead of the curve in vinyl comebackMay 14, 2017 11:00 pm - To hear music industry analysts tell it, one would think that vinyl records have made some sort of dramatic comeback in just the past year or so. Those of us in the Tri-...
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Algonquin Commons' makeover winners get a new lookMay 14, 2017 11:00 pm - Algonquin Commons was home to complete makeovers for four lucky winners this month, just in time for new summer wardrobes. As part of a Facebook contest hosted by the ma...
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Sears CEO blasts media for struggles, says it has enough customersMay 10, 2017 1:00 am - Sears Holdings Corp. Chairman Edward Lampert said Wednesday the media for years has "unfairly singled out" Sears' struggles in the retail industry and "we don't need...
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The long, hard, unprecedented fall of Sears