Retail and Shopping
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Mariano's grocery store CEO Bob Mariano to retire in SeptemberJul 12, 2016 1:00 am - Roundy's CEO Bob Mariano, the former Dominick's deli worker who went on to launch Mariano's grocery stores, will retire on Sept. 1. Cincinnati-based The Kroger Co. acqu...
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Chip cards could mean end of ATMs at bars, corner stores
Jul 10, 2016 7:11 am - That ATM in the dark corner of the bar could be on its way out. By October of this year, ATM owners in the United States have to replace or upgrade their machines to acc...
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Kirkland's closed, but new location coming soonJul 06, 2016 5:30 am - Many Kirkland's devotees were shocked this spring to walk up to the popular home decorating store along the Randall Road corridor in Algonquin and find it closed. The st...
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Move could speed retailers' shift to secure chip cards
Jul 04, 2016 7:15 am - The switch from magnetic stripe credit and debit cards to chip-enabled ones was always going to be more marathon than sprint: Millions of new cards must be manufactured ...
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Construction resumes at Algonquin CommonsJun 26, 2016 11:00 pm - The construction you navigated through at Algonquin Commons last summer is back again, and it will be here until fall. The Randall Road area mall started on the second p...
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Century-old Woodman's expanding suburban reachJun 26, 2016 7:00 am - Since its humble beginnings nearly a century ago in Janesville, Wisconsin, Woodman's Food Market has been a family business. But with the roughly 100,000 items that now ...
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Wal-Mart celebrates grand opening in CarpentersvilleJun 22, 2016 1:00 am - The highly anticipated Wal-Mart Supercenter in Carpentersville opened its doors early Wednesday to large crowds of shoppers, community members and village officials. R...
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Construction underway on new Kildeer mall on Rand RoadJun 18, 2016 1:00 am - Construction is underway on a new development that will beef up southern Lake County's burgeoning Rand Road retail corridor. Work has begun in earnest on Kildeer Village...
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Jersey Mike's to open in BartlettJun 16, 2016 1:00 am - Daily Herald Report Jersey Mike's Subs will open in Bartlett on June 22. Franchise owner Jim Shipman will hold a grand opening and free sub fundraiser from Wednesda...
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Danada Square East in Wheaton to get Sierra Trading Post, StarbucksJun 11, 2016 5:00 am - When Dominick's closed in late 2013 in Wheaton's Danada Square East shopping center, it left a void that rocked the entire strip mall. Now the mall is under new ownershi...