Retail and Shopping
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Meet Tally, a new robot that scans store aisles
Nov 28, 2015 5:00 am - As long as consumers love low prices a trend will continue: the evaporation of the human employee. Recently, a Silicon Valley startup unveiled Tally, a robot designed to...
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Wal-Mart pushes the start of its Cyber Monday sale to Sunday evening
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Black Friday shopping a tradition for Carpentersville familyNov 27, 2015 12:00 am - Shopping on Black Friday is a tradition for Kelly Gatenby and her family because her birthday falls near Thanksgiving. "We did a little pre-birthday shopping," her husb...
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Harper boutique celebrates relocation anniversaryNov 26, 2015 10:00 pm - Since Studio V relocated to a newly renovated and far more visible space on Harper College's campus one year ago, far more people are patronizing the professional, stude...
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How Periscope, other social media apps can help you shopNov 26, 2015 6:00 am - Social media to use in the suburbs this Black Friday
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Can retailers win by opting out of Black Friday?Nov 26, 2015 5:55 am - Don't expect outdoorsy types to camp outside REI stores after finishing their pumpkin pie. The sporty retailer recently squashed the idea of opening its doors on Thanksg...
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Advice if you're shopping for a new TVNov 26, 2015 5:42 am - It's a strange time to be shopping for a television, says Consumer Reports. The technology is halfway through its evolution from high-definition to ultra high-definition...
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Holiday shopping: Time to treat ourselves?Nov 26, 2015 5:40 am - We are supposed to be buying gifts for other people now. You know, checking items off the list for our siblings, parents, spouses, children and friends. But more and mor...
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Filene's Basement is coming back from the deadNov 26, 2015 5:11 am - It was less than four years ago that Filene's Basement filed for bankruptcy and announced plans to quickly liquidate and close its stores, a victim of a hypercompetitive...
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How to think of Black Friday in the suburbs nowNov 26, 2015 5:00 am - Black Friday is a season now, not a day. And it's as much an online event as it is in stores. Yet Black Friday remains the official kickoff to the holiday shopping seaso...