Retail and Shopping
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Review: Why it's so hard to quit Amazon Prime, even if maybe you should
Feb 03, 2018 12:00 am - Amazon Prime is the club that makes it OK to ship yourself toothpicks and Cheetos instead of running to the store. This idea turns out to be catnip for Americans. As of ...
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Gurnee Mills in talks to bring four radio stations to mallFeb 02, 2018 4:35 am - Gurnee Mills is in discussions with radio conglomerate Alpha Media to bring four of their radio stations to the mall and give shoppers the opportunity to see live broadc...
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More than $4,000 stolen from Burberry at Rosemont mallFeb 02, 2018 12:00 am - Surveillance video released this week by the Rosemont Public Safety Department shows five men running through the Fashion Outlets of Chicago mall stealing more than $4,0...
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Sears lays off 220 workers, most at Hoffman Estates headquartersJan 31, 2018 12:00 am - Sears Holdings Corp. said Wednesday it is laying off about 220 workers, the majority of those at the corporate headquarters in Hoffman Estates. The cuts will be effe...
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Streets of Woodfield Carson's store among 7 closing in IllinoisJan 31, 2018 12:00 am - Seven Carson's department stores in Illinois, including the store at Schaumburg's Streets of Woodfield, will be among 42 stores closing nationwide, the company announced...
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Long Grove's Cocoa Crawl warms up the winter sceneJan 29, 2018 10:00 pm - Long Grove's inaugural Cocoa Crawl celebrates winter - and the local scene. From noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3, village merchants are teaming up to create a new free,...
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New Butera in Des Plaines a sign of owner's optimismJan 29, 2018 4:30 am - As he prepares for the grand opening of his latest store in Des Plaines, Paul Butera Sr., 75, said that while a decade ago he was planning to retire, today he just wants...
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Panera Bread recalls cream cheeseJan 29, 2018 12:00 am - Panera Bread is recalling all 2-ounce and 8-ounce cream cheese products sold in its bakeries. While there have been no reported illnesses, the St. Louis-based compan...
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Mount Prospect restaurant, retail project imperiled by traffic issueJan 27, 2018 12:00 am - A proposed 5.25-acre retail and restaurant development on a long vacant former car dealership site in Mount Prospect cleared a major hurdle last week, but still faces ma...
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OK, now imagine net neutrality is a flame grilled Whopper
Jan 25, 2018 12:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Burger King is delivering its own hot take on a regulatory showdown that has inflamed the U.S., using a flame-grilled Whopper. Burger King's new ad has b...