Retail and Shopping
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12 new businesses open at Fox Valley Mall in AuroraJul 09, 2024 11:16 am - Twelve new businesses will be welcomed Wednesday at the Fox Valley Mall in Aurora. Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin will host a group ribbon-cutting ceremony at 11 a.m. for the...
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‘The natural approach’: Cary Apothecary sells local, nontoxic products inspired by owner’s Lyme disease journey
Jul 02, 2024 1:01 pm - When Cary resident Tami Moore-Kedzie was diagnosed with Lyme disease in 2012, she was bedridden for about a year and came up with an idea to open her own apothecary business.
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Moving beyond COVID: How Schaumburg hopes to keep meeting demands of businessesJun 30, 2024 5:30 am - The suburbs’ largest hub of economic activity is implementing a new three-year economic development strategic plan designed to help it build upon its status in a post-pandemic world that’s affected some of its traditional strengths.
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Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge shows price pressures easing further
Jun 28, 2024 8:31 am - A measure of prices that is closely tracked by the Federal Reserve suggests that inflation pressures in the U.S. economy are continuing to ease.
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‘Enchanting fusion’ of apartments, retail pitched for Block A in downtown Lake ZurichJun 19, 2024 4:47 pm - The second proposal in two weeks for a mix of apartments and retail uses for the same spot in downtown Lake Zurich has surfaced.
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‘Buying back their childhood’: Younger people are getting into antiques, giving new life to vintage wares
Jun 19, 2024 9:43 am - Amy and Jason Diesel of McHenry are in their 30s and among a growing number of “younger” folks who routinely buy antiques, those in the business say. The married couple s...
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Plan to turn old Rolling Meadows Sam’s Club into Asian-focused ‘lifestyle center’ could get green lightJun 17, 2024 6:32 pm - Elected officials in Rolling Meadows will vote Tuesday on a plan that would transform a long-vacant Sam’s Club into what’s being billed as an Asian-focused lifestyle center of restaurants, shops and entertainment.
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Legos resale store opening in Algonquin; ‘passion project’ for McHenry family
Jun 17, 2024 2:06 pm - Thousands of Lego kits, pieces and miniature figures fill up the shelves at the new Bricks and Minifigs store in Algonquin owned by McHenry-based couple Julie and Todd Krater.
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Bike shops boomed early in the pandemic. It’s been a bumpy ride for most ever since
Jun 16, 2024 5:58 am - For the nation’s bicycle shops, the past few years have probably felt like the business version of the Tour de France, with numerous twists and turns testing their endurance.
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Pedaling uphill: Ingenuity, adaptability have made the difference for suburban bike shops since the pandemicJun 16, 2024 5:44 am - The inventory and service demands that accompanied the pandemic’s sudden surge of interest in cycling sent suburban bike shops pedaling uphill on an already 4-year-long journey that hasn’t yet seen a downhill coast to 2019 market norms.