Retail and Shopping
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Albertsons, Kroger will sell more stores to pacify regulators
Apr 22, 2024 2:54 pm - Kroger and Albertsons will sell an additional 166 stores, the supermarket giants announced Monday in an effort to appease federal antitrust regulators trying to block the...
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‘Like losing a friend’: Shoppers say goodbye to Stratford Square Mall on final dayApr 22, 2024 7:11 am - The stores were dark and shuttered Sunday at Stratford Square Mall in Bloomingdale, but that didn’t matter to visitors who wandered the corridors and rode the escalators ...
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Habitat for Humanity’s Naperville ReStore moving to Fox River CommonsApr 17, 2024 8:53 am - Forced to vacate its current location due to the redevelopment of Fox River Mall, Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore retail outlet in Naperville is moving to a nearby shoppin...
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Perry’s Steakhouse & Grille opens in Vernon Hills as key component of Hawthorn 2.0Apr 19, 2024 11:23 am - Perry’s Steakhouse, considered an important component in the ongoing evolution of Hawthorn Mall in Vernon Hills, officially opened for dine-in service Monday.
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York Furrier auction preview event set for April 24 in ElmhurstApr 14, 2024 9:23 pm - After 93 years in business, York Furrier Inc. in Elmhurst has closed the doors to this iconic purveyor of luxe outerwear and accessories due to retirement. York clients...
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Grocery startups now can apply for state funding
Apr 12, 2024 8:46 am - Grocery startups now can apply for funding allocated in last year’s $20 million Illinois Grocery Initiative aimed at preventing and eliminating food deserts in Illinois. ...
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‘In it for the long haul’: Prairie Food Co-op gets ready to build Lombard grocery storeMay 03, 2024 3:36 pm - The produce section will go in the front, frozen meat in the back and dry goods in the center aisles. But this will be no ordinary grocery store. DuPage County’s first community-owned, full-service grocery store is finally becoming a reality.
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Support local at the St. Charles Spring Shop CrawlApr 05, 2024 12:03 pm - The St. Charles Spring Shop Crawl will take place April 13 and 14. Throughout the weekend, shoppers can visit 16 participating St. Charles businesses offering deals, spe...
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Support local at the St. Charles Spring Shop CrawlApr 03, 2024 9:48 pm - Join the St. Charles Spring Shop Crawl on Saturday and Sunday, April 13-14. Throughout this weekend, shoppers can visit 16 participating local St. Charles businesses tha...
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‘A very strong development’: Nordstrom Rack to open soon in WheatonApr 03, 2024 7:03 pm - Nordstrom Rack is expanding into the Chicago suburbs with an eagerly anticipated store opening in Wheaton next month and another coming to Geneva in 2025. Three tenant sp...