Sears shares soar on news of store sales
Sears Holdings stock soared Friday after the struggling retailer announced it may spin off up to 300 stores into a separate public company, another effort to raise cash from its...
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Victoria’s Secret ‘Perfect Body’ ad stirs backlash
Victoria's Secret has changed the language of one of its ads after its use of the words "The Perfect Body" over a photo of 10 celery-slim underwear models inspired a...
Clarins retools counter at Macy’s State Street
Clarins on Friday plans to unveil its new beauty counter at Macy's on State Street, which will be the only location in the country to feature the French skin care...
Activewear retailers make a run for Bucktown
Judging by the shifting retail mix on Bucktown's chic shopping corridor, one might think the neighborhood is a hub of marathoners, ski bunnies and rugged backpackers. Stio, a Jackson Hole,...
Target closing two Chicago-area stores
Target plans to close two Chicago-area stores early next year, among 11 locations it is closing across the country, the retailer said Tuesday. The Target at 1860 N. Richmond Road...
Altman’s Shoes fitting its last customers
After 47 years as a Loop institution, Altman's Shoes for Men will shut its doors Dec. 31. But not before the family business bids farewell to its bevy of loyal...
Murderous Santa kills Halloween (in a video game)
First, it created nauseating holiday pants. Now, clothing company Betabrand is marking the early onslaught of holiday promotions by sending a murderous Santa Claus on a Halloween killing spree. In...
Halloween by the numbers
Don't let the all the premature holiday jolliness fool you. Halloween rules October. For all the hype about people dressing up as ISIS fighters or Ebola doctors for Halloween, Mary...
Wal-Mart vows to lead on price this holiday shopping season
Halloween who? As the coffin slams shut on Halloween, Wal-Mart and other retailers are launching their holiday shopping deals almost a month before Black Friday, promising to be cheaper, earlier,...
Apartment tower rises atop Block 37
Block 37's long-awaited residential project got an official kickoff Wednesday afternoon as the developer announced plans to bring 690 apartment units to the heart of the Loop by summer 2016....