Retail and Shopping
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‘It’s really pretty’: Heinen’s grocery store opens in NapervilleSep 10, 2025 4:05 pm - The fifth Heinen’s grocery store in the Chicago area opened Wednesday in Naperville with a packed parking lot and rave reviews. “I love it. It’s really pretty, and they have a really good selection of produce,” one Naperville mom said. Heinen’s is the rare family-owned and family-run grocery chain.
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‘This is what we need here’: Cluster of small shops proposed for MundeleinSep 09, 2025 1:38 pm - A community group has proposed Mundelein create a walkable marketplace of small shops for boutique clothiers, artists, bakers and other merchants.
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Gurnee Mills to expand retail mix with eight new offeringsSep 08, 2025 2:43 pm - Several new retailers offering food to entertainment to bargains will be joining the lineup at Gurnee Mills, the center announced Monday.
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The Biz Week That Was: Mall transformation, suburbs’ best sandwich shop, and economy doing better than expectedAug 30, 2025 1:10 pm - Next big step for Hawthorn Mall property redevelopment is waiting for green light to proceed The next big step in the ongoing transformation of the Hawthorn mall pro...
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Claire’s closing almost 300 stores nationwide, including five suburban locationsAug 29, 2025 4:18 pm - To the dismay of tweens and teens everywhere, Claire’s is closing 291 U.S. stores, including 16 in Illinois and several in the suburbs, according to the company’s bankruptcy court filing.
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Sycamore Partners finishes deal to take Walgreens privateAug 28, 2025 2:29 pm - The acquisition of Deerfield-based Walgreens by a private equity firm is complete, ending the drugstore chain’s run as a publicly traded company.
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‘More like a transition’: Elgin council approves local grocery taxAug 28, 2025 2:21 pm - Following the lead of hundreds of other communities in the state, Elgin City Council members voted Wednesday to replace the state’s 1% grocery tax with a local tax.
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BBB advisory: Scammers don’t take holidays offAug 28, 2025 12:53 pm - As Labor Day weekend approaches, the Better Business Bureau is urging consumers to stay vigilant against a surge of seasonal scams that could derail holiday plans.
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A US tariff exemption for small orders ends Friday. It’s a big deal to some shoppers and businesses
Aug 27, 2025 10:07 am - Low-value imports are losing their duty-free status in the United States this week as part of President Donald Trump's agenda for making the nation less dependent on foreign goods and resetting global trade with tariffs.
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Cracker Barrel is keeping its old-time logo after new design elicited an uproar