Retail and Shopping
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York Furrier auction preview event set for April 24 in ElmhurstApr 14, 2024 9:22 pm - After 93 years in business, York Furrier Inc. in Elmhurst has closed the doors to this iconic purveyor of luxe outerwear and accessories due to retirement. York clients...
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Grocery startups now can apply for state funding
Apr 11, 2024 10:46 am - Grocery startups now can apply for funding allocated in last year’s $20 million Illinois Grocery Initiative aimed at preventing and eliminating food deserts in Illinois. ...
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‘In it for the long haul’: Prairie Food Co-op gets ready to build Lombard grocery storeApr 09, 2024 11:41 am - The produce section will go in the front, frozen meat in the back and dry goods in the center aisles. But this will be no ordinary grocery store. DuPage County’s first community-owned, full-service grocery store is finally becoming a reality.
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Support local at the St. Charles Spring Shop CrawlApr 07, 2024 5:02 am - The St. Charles Spring Shop Crawl will take place April 13 and 14. Throughout the weekend, shoppers can visit 16 participating St. Charles businesses offering deals, spe...
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Support local at the St. Charles Spring Shop CrawlApr 03, 2024 9:47 pm - Join the St. Charles Spring Shop Crawl on Saturday and Sunday, April 13-14. Throughout this weekend, shoppers can visit 16 participating local St. Charles businesses tha...
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‘A very strong development’: Nordstrom Rack to open soon in WheatonApr 03, 2024 7:01 pm - Nordstrom Rack is expanding into the Chicago suburbs with an eagerly anticipated store opening in Wheaton next month and another coming to Geneva in 2025. Three tenant sp...
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‘This was a good decision we made’: Mellody Farm paying off in Vernon HillsApr 03, 2024 9:53 am - TIF district could be dissolved 14 years early Nearly eight years ago, the question in Vernon Hills was whether a hefty upfront village incentive to ignite developme...
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From Krispy Kreme to SunChips, more and more companies roll out total solar eclipse promotions
Apr 02, 2024 4:00 pm - More and more businesses are taking advantage of the total solar eclipse set to dim skies across North America on Monday. In the snacks department alone, Krispy Kreme is teaming up with Oreo to sell a limited doughnut-cookie creation.
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End of a retail era: Stratford Square Mall to close next monthMar 28, 2024 11:55 am - Stratford Square Mall, a suburban shopping hub in its prime and now a shell of its former self, will shut its doors next month. The zombie mall has been declining for yea...
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Home Depot buying supplier to professional contractors in a deal valued at about $18.25B