Retail and Shopping
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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...
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Frank Svoboda Jr. emphasized customer service, promotion of downtown Des PlainesJun 15, 2017 1:00 am - The namesake behind an iconic menswear store in Des Plaines, which clothed everyone from farmers and local residents to elected officials in the city, has died. Frank A....
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Schaumburg sets own fines for sub-$1,000 retail theftsJun 14, 2017 1:00 am - With the Cook County state's attorney's office having stopped approving felony charges for most retail thefts of under $1,000 of merchandise this year, Schaumburg offici...
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Aldi to open remodeled Volo store June 22Jun 14, 2017 1:00 am - The Volo Aldi grocery store at 27415 W. Hartigan Road will reopen on Thursday, June 22, company officials announced. A ribbon-cutting ceremony and official grand reopeni...
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Sears falls below state deal threshold, cuts 400 at HQJun 13, 2017 1:00 am - Sears Holdings, which announced 400 job cuts on Tuesday, has fallen below the workforce size required to continue to receive millions in tax breaks from the state. A...
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Sears Hometown 'refreshes' downstate storeJun 12, 2017 1:00 am - HOFFMAN ESTATES - Sears Hometown Stores said it has 'refreshed' its sore in downstate Carmi and will hold a grand reopening celebration this weekend. Located at 1704 W. ...
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Aldi announces expansion as European rival enters U.S. marketJun 12, 2017 1:00 am - A decades-long supermarket battle in Europe is moving to the U.S., adding to the competitive pressure in an industry embroiled in a deflation-fueled price war. Aldi,...
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Geneva bookstore hosts Dad-themed story timeJun 11, 2017 11:00 pm - Just in time for Father's Day, you can grab your dads and head to the Barnes and Noble along the Randall Road corridor in Geneva for a special dad-themed story time. At ...
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Berthold's Garden Center in Elk Grove to make way for public works buildingJun 09, 2017 1:00 am - Berthold's Floral, Gift and Garden Center in Elk Grove Village, which has been in operation since 1948, will close in coming weeks to make way for a new headquarters for...