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Levi's Stadium, a so-called smart stadium that opened in 2014, is an example cited by Levi's President James Curleigh as a way that the retailer has innovated.

National retail show outlines digital challenge

June 16, 2018 at 4:44 a.m.

James Curleigh, clad in Levi's 501 jeans and a black leather jacket, strode onto the stage at the National Retail Federation's annual trade show this week singing The Beatles. "You...

Ace Hardware buys hardware distributor

June 16, 2018 at 6:50 a.m.

Oak Brook-based Ace Hardware has paid $32 million to acquire Jensen Distribution Services, a 131-year-old hardware and hardlines distributor based in Spokane, Wash. Ace, a cooperative of more than 4,900...

A security officer patrols Lincoln Mall in Matteson in August 2013, just before the village sued the mall's owner over maintenance issues.

Lincoln Mall closes after 41 years

June 16, 2018 at 6:27 a.m.

Lincoln Mall in Matteson has closed after 41 years. "We regret that it was necessary to close Lincoln Mall, but this action was necessary because of persistent and long-standing building...

A handful of people walk in the main hall of Ford City Mall. The mall will require anyone under age 18 to be accompanied by a parent or adult over 21 on Friday and Saturday evenings starting Feb. 13.

Ford City Mall to require supervision of teens on Friday, Saturday nights

June 16, 2018 at 8:21 p.m.

Ford City Mall next month will require anyone under 18 to be accompanied by a parent or adult over 21 while visiting the mall on Friday and Saturday evenings. The...

Chilly day for some downtown OfficeMax workers

June 16, 2018 at 8:10 p.m.

Most workers making Monday's miserably cold commute could at least look forward to shedding their puffy coats once inside the heated sanctuary of their offices. Not so for some downtown...

Teresa Clark fills an order at the Amazon fulfillment center on Cyber Monday, in Lebanon, Tenn. on Dec. 1, 2014.

Online sales up 14 percent during holidays

April 5, 2019 at 6:58 p.m.

Though retailers are still calculating their holiday performance, online shopping, and particularly mobile shopping, surged in popularity during the recent holiday period, according to a new report. Online sales grew...

Bob, 72, retired technical writer; Mary Ann, 70, homemaker

Him: $28 at Sears. "I've got four pairs. Two that I wear out in public."

Her: $19, also at Sears. "I usually wear slacks, not jeans."

Digital denim kiosk helps drive sales for jeans brand DL1961

June 18, 2018 at 2:04 a.m.

Need help finding the perfect pair of jeans? Premium denim brand DL1961 has debuted a digital kiosk at Nordstrom on Michigan Avenue that says it guides women to the best...

Michael Price loads packages onto a truck for delivery at a FedEx facility in Marietta, Ga., earlier this month. FedEx, UPS and retailers worked to avoid the problems that occurred last year when severe winter weather and a surge in late orders caused delivery delays.

Retailers, carriers improve holiday shipping performance

June 18, 2018 at 2:28 a.m.

After last year's holiday delivery debacle, more retailers managed to keep their shipping promises this season as they and their carriers adapt to the rising tide of online shopping. Two...

Steve Fleihman of Long Grove, center, makes his way through a busy Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg on Sunday.

Last-minute Christmas shoppers push online, mall traffic

June 18, 2018 at 2:30 a.m.

Luis Olmeda stood outside the Zumiez store at Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg beside a stroller stuffed with bags from J.C. Penney and Vans. He carried his 1-year-old daughter, Natalia, because...

Sears Holdings' e-commerce chief, Imran Jooma, has resigned and will leave the company in February.

Sears e-commerce chief resigns

June 18, 2018 at 2:26 a.m.

Sears Holdings e-commerce chief Imran Jooma has resigned, creating a vacancy in a key position as the struggling retailer banks on technology to turn around its flagging fortunes. Jooma, who...

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