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Retail/Shopping
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Victoria's Secret leaves Deer Park Town Center, is quickly replaced
Jan 13, 2020 6:53 PM - Victoria's Secret has left Deer Park Town Center but it didn't take the chic mall long to get over the breakup. Altar'd State has been secured to move into the Victoria's Secret space. Victoria's Secret, one of the center's original retailers, exited Jan. 5, she said. -
Walmart recruits robots in online grocery battle with Amazon
Jan 11, 2020 6:09 AM - The nation's biggest grocer on Wednesday unveiled the Alphabot, an automated, 20,000-square-foot warehouse that could make its grocery pickup service faster and more efficient. -
From parking lot to restaurants? What may be next for 'Hawthorn Mall 2.0'
Jan 8, 2020 5:30 AM - The owner of Hawthorn Mall in Vernon Hills is seeking approvals to convert a parking lot into spots for three new businesses, likely restaurants. -
Woodfield to add Versona, Sally Beauty to store line up
Jan 7, 2020 7:30 PM - Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg announced value-focused fashion boutique Versona will open its first Illinois store in the mall in April. -
Peppa Pig play center to replace Rainforest Cafe at Woodfield
Jan 7, 2020 2:10 PM - Work is under way on the transformation of the 24-year-old Rainforest Cafe site at Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg into the third Peppa Pig World of Play Indoor Play Center in the nation, and the fourth in the world. -
'Let's do it': Couple's retail dreams come true with Red Hive Market in Batavia
Jan 5, 2020 7:29 AM - Tom Freeman and his wife, Bridget Johnson, said "let's do it" when they saw an open storefront at 6 W. Wilson St. in downtown Batavia. The result: Red Hive Market, a home decor artisan gallery that opened on Nov. 30.
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Recalling some of the top 'Talk of the Town' topics in 2019
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Wheaton Toms Price store celebrates grand reopening Jan 4; neighboring businesses join celebration
Jan 3, 2020 11:15 PM - Toms Price Home Furnishings in Wheaton will celebrate its Grand Reopening Saturday, Jan. 4, with a ribbon cutting ceremony at 11 a.m. Toms Price has made a significant investment in changing every square foot of the store filled with all-new furnishings. -
For the worst-performing industry of 2019, the only way out is to shrink
Dec 30, 2019 10:57 AM - After a bruising year, U.S. department stores and apparel retailers will seek to bounce back in 2020 by closing more locations, shrinking their shops and adding more experiences to attract customers -- like old-fashioned tailoring and trendy in-store cafes. -
Chipotle, LA Fitness coming to Mundelein shopping center
Dec 30, 2019 2:03 PM - Two well-known chain businesses are coming to Mundelein's Townline Square shopping center in 2020, filling vacancies that opened earlier this year.
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