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Sears Holdings Co. stock tumbled 9.4 percent Tuesday.

Sears to cut retirees’ $37 monthly health care subsidy

June 17, 2018 at 10:06 a.m.

About 14,000 Sears retirees will lose a monthly health insurance subsidy as the languishing department store titan looks for ways to shave costs. Hoffman Estates-based Sears Holdings Corp. plans to...

View of the exterior of Claire's on North State Street in Chicago on Wednesday, April 2, 2014.

Claire’s reveals new plan to right sluggish sales

June 18, 2018 at 8:56 a.m.

With a new CEO at its helm, struggling teen accessories retailer Claire's plans to test new channels, including wholesaling to mass merchandise stores and opening Claire's-branded spaces in some Toys...

State Street resurfacing will bring dust, noise in shopping corridor

June 17, 2018 at 10:36 a.m.

The State Street shopping corridor will undergo a month-long resurfacing project starting next week, so businesses, residents and visitors should prepare for lane reductions, noise and dust. The repaving of...

Sears may close more stores as it posts 9th consecutive quarterly loss

March 30, 2019 at 5:56 a.m.

Sears Holdings said Thursday its loss widened significantly in the second quarter and announced it may close more stores, in addition to the 130 closings underway this year. Hoffman Estates-based...

Big, bold brow trend sends eyebrow makeup sales soaring

June 17, 2018 at 10:49 a.m.

Big and bold eyebrows are in — and if fashion models' faces aren't proof enough, check out the numbers. Eyebrow makeup sales rose 33 percent over the 12 months ended...

A Target cashier scans school supply items in Chicago.

Shoppers waiting longer to finish back-to-school list

June 18, 2018 at 11:19 a.m.

Back to school shoppers are waiting a little longer than they did last year to finish their shopping, perhaps to take advantage of end-of-summer deals, the National Retail Federation said...

Nest taking over Mark Shale store on Mag Mile

June 18, 2018 at 8:37 a.m.

Chicago furniture boutique Nest will expand into a store eight times its current size when it takes over the former Mark Shale space in the 900 North Michigan Avenue Shops...

Trunk Club stylist Adri Cgirdea helps customer Kevin Wright during the "Valentine's Day Gifting Event" at the Luxury Garage Sale store on the north side of Chicago, Monday, Feb. 10, 2014.

Nordstrom paying $350 million for Chicago’s Trunk Club

June 18, 2018 at 9:05 a.m.

Nordstrom revealed Thursday it is paying $350 million in stock for Chicago-based menswear service Trunk Club. Nordstrom, which disclosed the terms of the deal as part of its second quarter...

Left to right top, Mark Silberman, Frank Baiocchi, Murphy Monroe and Jonathan Hoenig, bottom left, David Gordon, and bottom right, Jeffrey Shubart, during their fantasy football draft picks, during a gathering in the home of one of their friends, in Deerfield, Ill., on Sunday Sept., 1, 2013.

Fantasy football may cost $13 billion in lost productivity, firm estimates

June 17, 2018 at 10:58 a.m.

Fantasy football may cost employers more than $13 billion in lost productivity as millions of Americans who spend the season helming imaginary football teams spend work hours reviewing player statistics...

Resale is hot for back to school

June 18, 2018 at 8:58 a.m.

Kate Smith was never one to rifle through the racks at thrift stores. But when she saw almost new high-end kids' clothes selling at steep discounts on online resale shop...

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