Retail and Shopping
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Products marketed toward men are the better buy
Dec 23, 2015 10:00 pm - Radio Flyer sells a red scooter for boys and a pink scooter for girls. Both feature plastic handlebars, three wheels and a foot brake. Both weigh about five pounds. The ...
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Charity resale shop likely to stay in Lake ZurichDec 23, 2015 10:00 pm - House of Hope gets Lake Zurich support
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Comcast closes Carpentersville service center, opens retail stores elsewhereDec 23, 2015 12:00 am - The Comcast Service Center in Carpentersville closed this month, but company officials say new store locations are offering more appealing services. At the 300 Carpenter...
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Developer pitches plan for 68 homes, retail at Quentin-Route 22 in Lake ZurichDec 22, 2015 12:00 am - A tentative plan has been presented for construction of 68 single-family homes and a retail center at Quentin Road and Route 22 on Lake Zurich's east side. Lake Zurich v...
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New owner wants to bring Sam's Club back to Rolling MeadowsDec 22, 2015 12:00 am - Sam's Club - which closed its Rolling Meadows store along Golf Road in 2010 - has a new owner who hopes to bring the wholesale retailer back to same space next year with...
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Tips and strategies for Christmas Eve shoppersDec 20, 2015 10:00 pm - Planning to do your shopping on Christmas Eve? There are plenty of stores and businesses up and down the Randall Road corridor and throughout the Fox Valley that are ope...
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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...