Retail and Shopping
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Claire's reaches accord with HSBC, salvaging turnaround planSep 20, 2016 1:00 am - Claire's Stores, the Hoffman Estates-based retailer owned by Apollo Global Management, reached agreement with a key lender on its credit line, allowing the company's sta...
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Sears to close 2 more stores, 64 Kmarts by DecemberSep 19, 2016 1:00 am - Hoffman Estates-based Sears Holdings plans to close another 64 Kmart stores by mid-December and will start liquidation sales Thursday. These 64 Kmart stores are in add...
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Inland sells Naperville's Freedom Commons propertySep 19, 2016 1:00 am - Oak Brook-based Inland Private Capital Corp. said Monday that it sold Freedom Commons in Naperville for an undisclosed amount. Freedom Commons, at 1703-1847 Freedom Driv...
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Find cottage-style decor and hand-painted signs at The Velvet Butterfly shop in St. CharlesSep 18, 2016 11:00 pm - If asked to describe The Velvet Butterfly shop in St. Charles, I'd simply say it's an "artsy sign" place. But that would be selling short the skills of owner Nancy Mylns...
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Fuddruckers in Algonquin Commons closes for goodSep 18, 2016 11:00 pm - With all of the construction happening at Algonquin Commons this summer, you might not have noticed the departure of one of the mall's restaurants. Fuddruckers, know...
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Consumers will have to wait to buy jet-black iPhones from Apple stores
Sep 16, 2016 1:00 am - Apple hasn't released any preorder numbers for the latest pair of iPhones, but the company has let one nugget about sales slip out: If you want a jet-black iPhone, you m...
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Fashion retailer H&M coming to Spring Hill MallSep 15, 2016 1:00 am - Global fashion retailer H&M plans to open a new store at long struggling Spring Hill Mall in West Dundee in the spring. The new H&M location will offer clothing for the ...
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Palatine store punished for selling drug paraphernaliaSep 13, 2016 5:00 am - A Palatine convenience store will have to shut down for five days this month and pay a fine after the village ruled it sold bongs, glass pipes and other drug paraphernal...
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Beach Boy Mike Love bringing memoir to NapervilleSep 13, 2016 1:00 am - Mike Love, a founding member of The Beach Boys, will surf into Naperville next month to sign his memoir, "Good Vibrations, My Life As A Beach Boy." Love is scheduled to ...
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Bear Paddle Swim School to open in early 2017 in Lake in the HillsSep 12, 2016 11:00 pm - A new swimming school for tots to teens is coming to the Randall Road corridor. Early next year, Bear Paddle Swim School is expected to open in Lake in the Hills, on the...