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Torrid’s new Loop store caters to demand for stylish plus-size fashions

June 16, 2018 at 6:04 p.m.

Trendy plus-size fashions were so hard to find several years ago that Nina Williams would wear maternity clothes. But during a recent shopping trip to the new Torrid store at...

Margie O' Brien, left, and Karyn Picciola sort newly arrived clothes at Moxie Jean in Arlington Heights. The online reseller has recently expanded to include used maternitywear.

Moxie Jean’s maternity resale targets price-conscious moms

June 15, 2018 at 9:15 p.m.

Moxie Jean, a popular online reseller of gently used children's clothes, has expanded into another fashion segment that quickly wears out its welcome: maternity clothing. Moxie Jean's maternity shop, which...

McDonald’s raising its minimum wage, but some say it’s not enough

June 16, 2018 at 6:22 p.m.

McDonald's plans to raise starting wages by $1 above the local minimum at select restaurants, just one of the changes on tap as the world's largest fast-food chain tries to...

The new John Buck residential development at Michigan Avenue and Lake Street.

Michigan Avenue south of river coming into its own

June 15, 2018 at 9:16 p.m.

Michigan Avenue south of the river, long an afterthought to glitzy Magnificent Mile, has been buzzing with construction as new apartments, hotels and restaurants start to pour into a corridor...

The Esquire Theater is seen in November of 1986.

Old Esquire Theater sells for $176M

June 15, 2018 at 9:10 p.m.

The former Esquire Theater, home to an upscale steakhouse and luxury designers, has been sold to a Spanish investor with an appetite for fast fashion. Ponte Gadea, the investment arm...

Shoppers look for deals inside the Flatiron Crossing Mall in Colorado.

Retailers fail to offer what shoppers want, survey finds

April 5, 2019 at 7:04 p.m.

Despite retailers' efforts in recent years to give shoppers a "seamless" experience whether they're shopping in store, online or on their mobile phones, a gap remains between what customers expect...

Chris Gorz, owner of StudioChris, signs some of the Chicago neighborhood posters he sells on Etsy in the basement office of his Old Irving Park home.

As Etsy eyes IPO, 3 Chicago sellers share their stories, hopes for future

June 15, 2018 at 9:22 p.m.

As Etsy turns 10 years old, the ballooning online marketplace of all things crafty, vintage and handmade is laying the groundwork for its future. Earlier this month, the Brooklyn-based craft...

According to a recent Nielsen survey, beauty product shoppers are most interested in those labeled ¿all natural.¿

Beauty products that claim to be ‘all natural’ sell best

June 15, 2018 at 9:42 p.m.

Of all the age-defying, line-erasing, environment-loving claims plastered across beauty products, shoppers are most likely to open their wallets wider for those labeled "all natural," according to a recent Nielsen...

The Loop Alliance says a more accurate count of traffic and visitors to State Street can help attract businesses and property owners.

Loop Alliance to install devices to count people, cars on State Street

June 16, 2018 at 6:37 p.m.

In hopes of attracting more retailers and investors to the State Street shopping corridor, the Chicago Loop Alliance in June plans to install devices that will count the number of...

Shoppers walk into a Sears store in Peabody, Mass., in May 2012.

Sears says paying vendors early doesn’t indicate supply chain troubles

June 15, 2018 at 9:25 p.m.

Sears took to its blog Thursday to say paying its vendors early doesn't indicate trouble in its supply chain. But one corporate restructuring expert says that's often exactly what it...

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