Retail and Shopping
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Annual U.S. inflation falls to 3-year low, clearing the way for the Fed to begin cutting rates
Aug 14, 2024 7:51 am - WASHINGTON — Year-over-year inflation reached its lowest level in more than three years in July, the latest sign that the worst price spike in four decades is fading and ...
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Artisan Marketplace in McHenry spotlights women-owned businesses
Aug 13, 2024 11:18 am - Of the nearly two dozen vendors with booths at McHenry’s Artisan Marketplace, all but one is run by women, and that is how Cyndi Sarabia wants it. “I try to promote small...
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Furniture store claims portion of former Sears store at Woodfield MallAug 13, 2024 8:03 am - Zellano Home Furniture, a recent tenant of another space at Woodfield Mall, has moved into at least part of the lower level of the former Sears store underneath European retailer Primark.
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Americans’ refusal to keep paying higher prices may be dealing a final blow to U.S. inflation spike
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‘It’s something we want to be part of’: Chicago’s Khepri Cafe owners headed along a new track in Mount ProspectAug 11, 2024 5:31 am - Residents of Chicago’s Albany Park neighborhood already are familiar with Khepri Cafe, located by the Lawrence stop on the CTA’s Brown Line. Northwest suburban residents now will have a chance to enjoy its eclectic mix of food, alcohol, coffee, live events and local merchandise near the Metra stop in downtown Mount Prospect.
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To keep nonmembers out, Costco turns to scanners and photo IDs
Aug 09, 2024 1:42 pm - It’s going to get harder for Costco shoppers to share their membership cards. Costco will soon require all customers to scan the bar code or QR code associated with their...
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Building on an idea: Pieceful Project opens second Lego, game store in Cary
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How Palatine plans to jump start development near Dundee Road and Route 53Aug 06, 2024 2:30 pm - Palatine is hoping to spur commercial development along Dundee Road between Baldwin Road and Route 53 with a new TIF District approved Monday by the village board.
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‘Everything was gone’: Burglars tunnel through stores to steal $1.5M in jewelry from WoodfieldAug 05, 2024 9:22 pm - In what appeared to be a calculated crime, burglars cut through the walls of multiple stores overnight to get into Marquise Jewelry in Schaumburg and steal merchandise worth $1.5 million.
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Boar’s Head expands recall to include 7 million more pounds of deli meats tied to listeria outbreak