Retail and Shopping
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Peppa Pig play center to replace Rainforest Cafe at WoodfieldJan 06, 2020 12:00 am - Work is under way on the transformation of the 24-year-old Rainforest Cafe site at Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg into the third Peppa Pig World of Play Indoor Play Center...
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'Let's do it': Couple's retail dreams come true with Red Hive Market in BataviaJan 05, 2020 6:29 am - Tom Freeman makes it sound like a bit of an epiphany when saying he and his wife, Bridget Johnson, walked out of Briana's Pancake House in Batavia one morning last fall ...
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Recalling some of the top 'Talk of the Town' topics in 2019Jan 03, 2020 5:00 am - "Talk of the Town" has made it through another year. It has again been a pleasure to bring readers in the Tri-Cities, and surrounding areas, information about their frie...
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Wheaton Toms Price store celebrates grand reopening Jan 4; neighboring businesses join celebrationJan 02, 2020 10:00 pm - "The transformation is complete," said Scott Price, president and owner of Toms Price, the Wheaton store that has been a fixture on Front Street in the suburb since 1955...
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Chipotle, LA Fitness coming to Mundelein shopping centerDec 30, 2019 12:00 am - Two well-known chain businesses are coming to Mundelein's Townline Square shopping center in 2020, filling vacancies that opened earlier this year. A Chipotle Mexican Gr...
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For the worst-performing industry of 2019, the only way out is to shrink
Dec 30, 2019 12:00 am - After a bruising year, U.S. department stores and apparel retailers will seek to bounce back in 2020 by closing more locations, shrinking their shops and adding more exp...
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Sears sells DieHard brand to Advance Auto for $200 million
Dec 23, 2019 12:00 am - NEW YORK — Sears said Monday that it sold the DieHard car battery brand to Advance Auto Parts for $200 million, as the struggling retailer seeks to raise cash. Sears wil...
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Mount Prospect looking beyond Bed Bath & Beyond, which is closingDec 21, 2019 12:00 am - Mount Prospect can boast strong reserves and revenues. One of the reasons is a rich and robust retail mix that includes such shopping centers as Mount Prospect Plaza, Go...
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A reason to smile: Geneva dentist treats employees to local shopping spreeDec 20, 2019 5:00 am - On occasion, you'll see a snippet on the television news or in the newspaper about a company that does amazing things for employees during the holidays. It's nice to see...
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Toms Price store Grand Reopening set for Jan. 4Dec 19, 2019 12:00 am - WHEATON - The newly remodeled Toms Price store in Wheaton will hold a Grand Reopening celebration at 10 a.m. Jan. 4 at the store, 303 E. Front St. Business neighbors of ...