Retail and Shopping
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Mariano's to move into Crystal Lake Sears locationJan 17, 2017 12:00 am - Mariano's plans to take the place of Sears in Crystal Lake next year. Mariano's will be opening a new grocery store at 105 Northwest Hwy. in Crystal Lake in 2018 at ...
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Caputo expected to open new Des Plaines grocery next monthJan 16, 2017 12:00 am - A shuttered Joe Caputo & Sons grocery store in Des Plaines will soon be back in business. Des Plaines city officials confirmed that Nat Caputo, owner of the grocery busi...
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How small shoe stores compete with big box retailersJan 15, 2017 10:00 pm - How New Balance and Red Wing compete with big box retailers
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New commercial development planned for former bank site in AlgonquinJan 15, 2017 10:00 pm - All that sits there now is a big pile of rubble and remnants of the building that once graced the Randall Road corridor in Algonquin. And even though many of you have dr...
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Amazon's hiring spree: 100,000 full-time jobs over the next 18 months
Jan 15, 2017 6:18 am - Amazon.com on Thursday announced it plans to create more than 100,000 full-time jobs over the next 18 months, a massive hiring spree that suggests the e-commerce company...
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Ex-RadioShack lender starts firm to bet on retail turmoil
Jan 15, 2017 6:14 am - A former lender to RadioShack Corp. and a one-time chief executive officer of Frederick's of Hollywood are teaming up to provide a new source of funding to retailers, ai...
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Wheeling may OK in-store wine, beer tastingsJan 12, 2017 12:00 am - Wheeling grocery and liquor store owners who've handed out free samples of beer, wine or spirits have technically been breaking the law, village officials say. Village ...
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New dining pavilion planned for Woodfield MallJan 10, 2017 12:00 am - A multitenant dining pavilion in Woodfield Mall - currently estimated to cost more than the $13.9 million renovation of the shopping center two years ago - tops the list...
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Dentist, AT&T to open in new Algonquin buildingJan 08, 2017 10:00 pm - Many of you spent a lot of time along Randall Road this holiday season, getting all of your last-minute shopping and returning done. And as you drove back and forth on a...
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Lampert's rescue of Sears puts him on the hook for $1.2 billion