Retail and Shopping
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Retailers have no room for error this holiday
Oct 06, 2024 7:00 am - With interest rates lower, inflation collapsing and wages rising faster than prices, there’s potential for a very happy holiday for U.S. retailers. But it’s not time to c...
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Starbucks buys research farms as climate change threatens coffee supply
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Amazon, Target and other retailers are ramping up hiring for the holiday shopping seasonOct 03, 2024 7:30 am - Retailers are ramping up hiring for the holiday season, but fewer seasonal employees are expected to be taken on this year to help customers in stores and assemble online...
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Wayfair outlet opening in NapervilleOct 02, 2024 4:07 pm - Wayfair, a popular online home furnishings retailer, is opening a new outlet center in Naperville Thursday.
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Abercrombie & Fitch joins wave of new business coming to downtown NapervilleOct 01, 2024 6:43 pm - National clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch will take the space once occupied by Ulta Beauty on Washington Street in downtown Naperville.
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Arlington Heights grocery store reopening with new European deliOct 01, 2024 12:07 pm - Closed for a little more than a year, Harvest Fresh Market in Arlington Heights is set to reopen under new ownership, who plan to restock the produce and grocery aisles and make some new additions.
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A dockworkers strike could shut down East and Gulf ports. Will it affect holiday shopping?
Sep 30, 2024 12:58 pm - NEW YORK — U.S. ports from Maine to Texas could shut down Tuesday if a union representing about 45,000 dockworkers carries through with a threatened strike. A lengthy shu...
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Transformation of old Rolling Meadows Sam’s Club into Asian shopping center beginsSep 30, 2024 9:08 am - Closed for nearly 15 years, the old Sam’s Club in Rolling Meadows finally will have some activity — though you might not be able to see it.
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Grocery chains are bigger than ever. Here’s a look at the market.Sep 29, 2024 6:00 am - Tom Thumb in Plano, Texas. Star Market in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Pavilions in Newport Beach, California. Jewel-Osco in Arlington Heights. What do these regional groce...
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