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Claire's, the teen accessories chain, lost $122 million in the quarter ended Jan. 31.

Claire’s sales, profits tumble in holiday quarter

June 15, 2018 at 9:37 p.m.

Teen accessories chain Claire's took a big hit to its bottom line during the important holiday quarter as heavy discounting, sluggish mall traffic and West Coast port delays compounded ongoing...

The 1800-square-foot presidential suite in the newly renovated Executive Tower at the InterContinental Hotel books for $3,500 nightly.

Mag Mile’s InterContinental Hotel unveils $13 million renovation

June 16, 2018 at 6:56 p.m.

The InterContinental Hotel on Michigan Avenue will unveil Monday the $13 million renovation of its Historic Tower, now renamed the Executive Tower. All 315 rooms in the Executive Tower, so-named...

Customers receive hair treatments at the State Street store. Ulta operates in-store salons where customers can get haircuts and color, nail polish changes, skin treatments and false eyelash applications.

Ulta’s 4th-quarter earnings sparkle

June 15, 2018 at 10:12 p.m.

Ulta Beauty's stock soared Thursday afternoon after the company reported strong fourth-quarter sales and earnings that beat Wall Street's expectations. The share price of the fast-growing Bolingbrook-based chain jumped almost...

Slim Geransur demonstrates PancakeBot at the Storebound booth at the International Home and Housewares Show at McCormick Place on March 9, 2015.

Smart products tackle pancakes, makeovers

June 16, 2018 at 6:29 p.m.

In the persistent quest to take all human effort out of basic tasks, manufacturers showcased several new "smart" products at the International Home and Housewares Show that tackle everything from...

The North Face hopes to rope you in with virtual-reality rock climbing

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

What is it like to dangle on a rock face in Yosemite National Park? Or to leap from cliffs in the Moab desert? The North Face wants customers to find...

Jill Foucre, center, owner of Marcel's Culinary Experience, a Glen Ellyn kitchenware retailer, and store manager Dana Williams look at new products from Lodge Cast Iron at the International Housewares Show at McCormick Place on Monday.

Popular Housewares Show can overwhelm even experts

June 5, 2019 at 2:32 p.m.

Navigating the 13-mile maze of exhibit booths at the International Home and Housewares Show, a four-day extravaganza of domesticity that ends Tuesday at McCormick Place, can make a person's head...

Helia Royan, of Giovar Jewels, arranges items in the store's window at 21 N. Wabash Ave. Part of the street is to be closed for 18 months while a new CTA station is constructed.

Jewelers fear Wabash Avenue work will pinch sales

June 16, 2018 at 6:48 p.m.

As retail nightmares go, road construction is a reliable bogeyman. Traffic snarls. Obstructed storefronts. Dust, noise and scaffolding keeping shoppers away. But for some businesses on Chicago's historic Jewelers Row,...

The interior of the Shinola Chicago store in Bucktown.

Shinola’s Detroit story a successful sell

March 29, 2019 at 4:37 p.m.

Devin Kaltenbach hasn't worn a watch in 10 years. But the 31-year-old Michigan native recently found himself in Chicago's Shinola boutique, wearing a baseball cap that shouted "Detroit" across the...

Lucky Brand to return to North Bridge mall

June 15, 2018 at 11:00 p.m.

Lucky Brand Jeans is returning to the Magnificent Mile. Lucky Brand, which closed its shop on the second level of the Shops of North Bridge last year, will open this...

A view of the Lincoln Park neighborhood from the 19-story residential tower at NewCity.

NewCity project progressing toward September completion

June 16, 2018 at 6:56 p.m.

NewCity, a $265 million mixed-use shopping and residential development going up in the heart of Lincoln Park, is on track to open in September, developers said Thursday, bringing a movie...

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