Retail and Shopping
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Westfield Old Orchard welcomes spring season with new stores and restaurantsApr 17, 2022 1:00 am - SKOKIE - Westfield Old Orchard announced the addition of nine new restaurant and retail partners to its ever evolving and growing roster. The new lineup signifies the ce...
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Fashion retailer Primark seeking upper level of ex-Sears store at Woodfield, village saysApr 13, 2022 1:00 am - Only five months after the last Sears store in Illinois closed its doors, there are plans afoot for the European fashion retailer Primark to occupy the upper level of th...
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Weber pellet grill wins Red Dot product design awardApr 11, 2022 11:00 pm - PALATINE - Weber Inc. Tuesday said its Smokefire Wood Fired Pellet Grill, Stealth Edition, has been awarded a Red Dot in Product Design category of the 2022 Red Dot Awar...
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Only 3 Kmart stores will be left in the U.S. soon. What happened to sites in suburbs?Apr 11, 2022 1:00 am - The pending closure of a Kmart store in Avenel, New Jersey - set for Saturday - will reduce the number of Kmarts in the U.S. to just three, according to multiple reports...
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Sports apparel shop opens in Arlington Heights shopping center, and grocery store is nextApr 08, 2022 1:00 am - A sports apparel and paraphernalia retailer — featuring a variety of professional and collegiate sports team gear — opened Friday in the Town & Country Shopping Center i...
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Water Tower Place owner gives up property
Apr 06, 2022 1:00 am - A year after losing its retail anchor, Water Tower Place is losing an owner. Brookfield Properties said Tuesday that it is turning over the vertical mall to its lender, ...
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'These crimes are not random': Lawmakers targeting crime rings behind smash-and-grab robberiesApr 01, 2022 5:30 am - Participating in a crime ring that steals from stores - like the smash-and-grab robberies we've seen at area malls over the past year - could soon be a felony, under a b...
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Geneva Commons names finalists in Uncommon Collective Pop-Up ContestMar 29, 2022 11:00 pm - Seven finalists have been selected for Geneva Commons' "Uncommon Collective" pop-up contest. It's a contest for small businesses to win a free pop-up storefront or resta...
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Order your tickets for Coffee Cup Crawl April 30 in GenevaMar 29, 2022 11:00 pm - Geneva Chamber of Commerce brings back the popular Coffee Cup Crawl on Saturday, April 30. The fourth annual event will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. around the Fox...
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Long-time grocery industry leader Bill Bishop dies at 80Mar 29, 2022 1:00 am - Local businessman Willard “Bill” Bishop died peacefully on Friday at age 80 surrounded by loved ones. Bill Bishop's experience in the food retail business reaches from t...