Retail and Shopping
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Move over millennials - it's Gen Z's turn to move markets, shape industries
Aug 19, 2018 1:11 am - Millennials have been accused of killing so many products and industries - taxis, landlines, snail mail - that it's become a media trope. But millennials are old news. T...
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How Walmart has built a ragtag alliance to battle Amazon
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How you can get a free happy hour Starbucks drink todayAug 16, 2018 1:00 am - As summer winds down, Starbucks is offering a happy hour special Thursday that includes a buy-one-get-one-free deal. The Starbucks Happy Hour promotion is good for all o...
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5 tips for better customer service
Aug 15, 2018 11:00 pm - We asked industry insiders what they do to get better service. Here are their suggestions. • Before you dial, see if there are better options, including chat, messaging,...
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Long Grove Vintage Days is a shopper's delightAug 13, 2018 11:00 pm - What began three years ago as a quaint event for vintage lovers has grown into one of Chicagoland's biggest summer tributes to not only historic riches, but historic fun...
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Online shopping is on the rise among kids. Here's how brands are courting them.
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Want better customer service? Don't call. Text.
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Crocs closing foreign plants, but not going out of businessAug 10, 2018 1:00 am - Don't worry, Crocs are not going away, despite a social media clamor that took place when the company announced Thursday that it is closing its last manufacturing facili...
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Aldi going upscale with more fresh, organic, vegetarian productsAug 09, 2018 1:00 am - Aldi, the no-frills grocery chain, is expanding again, this time adding products that may seem more in place at its sister store, Trader Joe's. The grocery chain said Th...
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How development has changed both sides of St. CharlesAug 08, 2018 11:00 pm - It would be a lengthy task to chart the history of how development coincided on both the far east and west sides of St. Charles. The only thing I can note with some cer...