Retail and Shopping
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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
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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...