Retail and Shopping
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‘A lounge, but for candy’: New gaming-themed candy store opens in West DundeeJun 14, 2024 11:25 am - West Dundee husband and wife Bill Platt and Michelle Wright are opening Candy Quest, a gaming-themed candy store, in West Dundee.
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U.S. inflation cooled in May in sign that price pressures may be easing
Jun 12, 2024 7:54 am - WASHINGTON — Inflation in the United States eased last month in a hopeful sign that a pickup in prices that occurred early this year may have passed. The trend, if it hol...
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Retailers are finally cutting prices. Will it last?
Jun 11, 2024 11:31 am - Consumers have been waiting for lower prices for what seems like forever. And now costs are finally going down. (Some of them, at least.) After a yearslong run up in pric...
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Zombies: Ranks of world's most debt-hobbled companies are soaring, and not all will survive
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Restaurants, retail, pickleball all part of plan for area near Charlestowne Mall
Jun 06, 2024 1:59 pm - St. Charles Plan Commission members heard plans for a proposed commercial development near Charlestowne Mall on the city’s east side at their June 4 meeting. The proposed...
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Food Shed Co-op in Woodstock plans grand opening celebrationJun 03, 2024 5:32 pm - Food Shed Co-op recently opened the doors to their community owned grocery store in Woodstock. The opening day ribbon-cutting event, with music and brief words from co-op and community leaders, was well attended.
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Crate-free pork is on the rise in some Illinois grocery chains, but not everywhereMay 31, 2024 11:58 pm - When you pick up fresh pork chops from behind the glass at Mariano’s, you can be sure the product came from a farm that does not use gestation crates — metal enclosures s...
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Explore Elmhurst Express Summer Trolley offers six stops around townMay 31, 2024 1:01 pm - The Explore Elmhurst Express Trolley offers visitors and residents a free 30-minute ride around the city of Elmhurst.
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Illinois Vintage Fest promises ‘a little bit of everything’May 29, 2024 10:08 am - Booths full of vintage clothes, vendors from across the region and crowds of people searching for the perfect new-old item will gather this weekend at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake.
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Suburban malls mark third annual National Outlet Shopping DayMay 28, 2024 1:25 pm - Malls in Aurora and Gurnee are gearing up for National Outlet Shopping Day June 8-9 with hundreds of deals on sought-after brands, limited-time giveaways and unique exper...