Retail and Shopping
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Longtime owner of the former Spiegler's Department Store in Des Plaines diesDec 19, 2015 12:00 am - Spiegler's Department Store was Des Plaines' version of Marshall Field's, a mainstay of the community from its opening in 1900 to its sale in 1986. And even after the st...
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Join in '10-For-10' Shop Local event Wednesday in West DundeeDec 13, 2015 10:00 pm - On Wednesday, Dec. 16 from 6-8 p.m., join in the "10-For-10" Shop Local event, supporting three independently owned business in downtown West Dundee: Emmett's Brewing Co...
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Art Van Furniture to open in Schaumburg next JuneDec 09, 2015 12:00 am - Art Van Furniture has received permission to make the necessary changes to open a new store by June 1 in the former Dominick's at the southwest corner of Meacham and Hig...
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New Schaumburg Field & Stream to sell handgunsDec 09, 2015 12:00 am - In a 4-2 vote Tuesday night, Schaumburg trustees agreed to allow a new Field & Stream store to sell handguns within the existing Dick's Sporting Goods at Streets of Wood...
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Create a personalized gift at Color Me MineDec 06, 2015 10:00 pm - If you're into giving something this holiday season with a little more personal touch, there are several spots up and down the Randall Road corridor where you can create...
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What the weather makes you buy
Dec 06, 2015 5:12 am - As the weather turns chillier, and some areas of the country experience the year's first freezing drizzle or dusting of snow, people's buying habits tend to change, some...
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Poor neighborhoods struggle without supermarketsDec 06, 2015 12:00 am - ST. LOUIS - As part of Michelle Obama's healthy eating initiative, a group of major food retailers promised in 2011 to open or expand 1,500 grocery or convenience stores...
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Amazon reveals a new prototype of one of its delivery dronesDec 05, 2015 5:41 am - Almost exactly two years after announcing its plans to deliver packages with a drone, Amazon revealed a new prototype of one of its delivery drones. Amazon's prototype ...
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Amazon drone delivery could wind up being the anti-CostcoDec 05, 2015 5:41 am - By now, you've probably heard that Amazon has unveiled a new type of delivery drone. It looks nothing like the little octocopter the company debuted two years ago. And i...
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Nordstrom Rack will open fall 2016 at Rosemont mallDec 04, 2015 12:00 am - Nordstrom Rack will open at the Fashion Outlets of Chicago in Rosemont in fall 2016, store officials announced. The approximately 28,000-square-foot store will join Bloo...