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Carson's Bon-Ton furniture and mattress arm is expanding in the Chicago area.

Carson’s owner Bon-Ton Stores to expand furniture department

June 8, 2018 at 10:35 p.m.

Carson's owner Bon-Ton Stores said Thursday it plans to expand its furniture and mattress business into 24 additional locations. The expansion will include nine of the retailer's Illinois locations, including...

Ikea begins construction on Midwest distribution center in Joliet

June 12, 2018 at 1:49 a.m.

Furniture retailer Ikea has begun construction on a new 1.25 million-square-foot distribution center in Joliet, the company said Wednesday. The Swedish company said the facility, set to open in spring...

Virgin America’s new bra logo, and other April Fools’ Day yucks

June 8, 2018 at 9:32 p.m.

It's that day of the year again. You know, the day of trickery known as April Fools' Day, when some companies get a little goofy and so do some of...

Men sit at the sorting bins for Air Mail to be handled by helicopter from the roof of the main post office building on March 25, 1950.

Old main post office set to sell, again

June 8, 2018 at 10:50 p.m.

Perhaps the third time's the charm for a redevelopment of the old main post office. The British owner of the behemoth building straddling Congress Parkway has announced a deal to...

Walgreens, UnitedHealth partner to let stores fill 90-day prescriptions

June 11, 2018 at 3:25 a.m.

Walgreens has partnered with UnitedHealth Group's OptumRx pharmacy business to allow members to fill their 90-day prescriptions at their nearest Walgreens pharmacy, instead of waiting for them in the mail....

Consumer prices in the Chicago region dropped again in February, in part due to plunging gas prices and a dip in food costs.

Chicago-area consumer price index falls in February

June 12, 2018 at 2:01 a.m.

Plunging gas prices and a dip in food costs yielded a drop in consumer inflation last month, according to a Wednesday report from the Department of Labor. The consumer price...

A Jos. A. Bank store is seen Jan. 6, 2014. in New York. The chain's parent company, Tailored Brands, is closing hundreds of stores and working to develop a new business model.

Dozens of Jos. A. Bank stores closing due to poor sales

June 9, 2018 at 12:40 a.m.

Call it a hard-learned lesson for Jos. A. Bank: Too much of a good thing can be ... too much. The struggling men's clothing chain halted its often-mocked "buy one,...

Doctors earned a median base salary of $180,000 in 2015, according to a list on company-rating website Glassdoor.

Doctors, lawyers top list of highest-paid jobs, according to Glassdoor

June 8, 2018 at 10:41 p.m.

Not surprisingly, it pays to be a doctor or a lawyer. Those occupations topped Glassdoor's list of the highest-paying jobs of 2015. Doctors earned a median base salary of $180,000...

Lisa Davidson, executive managing director of the Chicago office of commercial real estate firm Savills Studley, is photographed March 3, 2016. As a tenant representative, Davidson, the first in her family to attend college, has thrived in a male-dominated field.

Women in commercial real estate battle in boys’ club

June 11, 2018 at 2:48 a.m.

After 30 years helping companies find and develop their perfect workspaces, Lisa Davidson is still an anomaly. As a tenant representative for commercial real estate firm Savills Studley, Davidson is...

Meijer is investing $400 million in its superstores across the Midwest.

Meijer to spend $400 million to build and renovate stores

June 11, 2018 at 6:21 a.m.

Meijer will invest $400 million in renovations and new stores, including opening locations in Flossmoor and Round Lake Beach, the retailer said Wednesday. The Grand Rapids, Mich.-based retailer said it...

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