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Longtime college friends open Play It Again Sports in Mundelein

Daily Herald report
Jun 09, 2025 1:29 pm - Play It Again Sports, a family sporting goods resale concept, recently opened its doors in Mundelein.
Dollar General posts record sales as bargain stores attract more customers

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN
Jun 03, 2025 8:25 am - Dollar General set a quarterly sales record of $10.44 billion and upgraded its annual profit and sales outlook as Americans tighten their budgets and spend more at bargain stores and off-price retailers amid economic uncertainty.
‘Finding their niche’: The Fresh Market is back to opening stores in the suburbs, this time in redeveloping areas

By Eric Peterson
May 31, 2025 2:11 pm - Despite having shed a few stores in recent years, The Fresh Market grocery chain based in North Carolina is in the midst of a true growth spurt bringing its distinct stores to redeveloping areas of the suburbs.
US inflation gauge cools with little sign of tariff impact, so far

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
May 30, 2025 8:00 am - A key U.S. inflation gauge slowed last month as President Donald Trump’s tariffs have yet to noticeably push up prices, while American incomes jumped.
Costco defies tariff shifts with higher profit, lower prices

By Jaewon Kang
May 30, 2025 7:56 am - Costco Wholesale Corp. posted better-than-expected earnings in the third quarter, a sign that the nation’s largest club chain is flexing its scale and devoted following to navigate tariffs and economic turbulence.
Friends’ woodworking hobby sparks Batavia retail business

By Dave Heun, Talk of the Town
May 28, 2025 2:36 pm - Four friends who opened a woodworking store in Batavia are celebrating their first year in business with an open house event on Saturday, May 31.
St. Charles Whole Foods store set to open June 25

David Petesch
May 27, 2025 7:49 pm - Whole Foods Market is set to open its doors to customers in St. Charles for the first time Wednesday, June 25. An opening day celebration will begin at 9 a.m. with compli...
US consumer confidence rebounds after five straight months of declines amid tariff anxiety

By MATT OTT
May 27, 2025 2:36 pm - Americans’ views of the economy improved in May after five straight months of declines sent consumer confidence to its lowest level since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, largely driven by anxiety over the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
Why are more shoppers struggling to repay ‘buy now, pay later’ loans?

By CORA LEWIS
May 24, 2025 1:03 pm - More Klarna customers are having trouble repaying their “buy now, pay later” loans, the short-term lender said this week. The disclosure corresponded with reports by lending platforms Bankrate and LendingTree, which cited an increasing share of all “buy now, pay later” users saying they had fallen behind on payments.
‘It’s a high-end grocer’: The Fresh Market coming to Schaumburg’s Veridian development

By Eric Peterson
May 23, 2025 3:22 pm - The Fresh Market has been named as the operator of the proposed grocery store serving not only The District at Veridian mixed-use development on the former Motorola site in Schaumburg but the existing neighborhoods around it.

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