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OfficeMax shares slip amid earnings, dividend

December 24, 2018 at 1:43 a.m.

Shares of OfficeMax Inc. are down more than 2.5 percent on Monday after the company reported first-quarter sales declined 5 percent and earnings fell short of analyst expectations.The Naperville-based office...

Tommy Bahama opening Mag Mile flagship store Thursday

December 24, 2018 at 1:38 a.m.

Tommy Bahama is opening a 4,400-square-foot flagship store on the Magnificent Mile Thursday -- the chain's fifth on a major international shopping street in the past seven months. The 6th...

Lampert touts mobile initiatives at Sears’ annual meeting

December 24, 2018 at 1:36 a.m.

Sears Chairman and CEO Edward Lampert kicked off the company's annual shareholder meeting touting the struggling retailer's successes last year and giving a glimpse of what's to come in 2013,...

Sears seeks to lease space in 8 namesake, Kmart stores

December 24, 2018 at 1:28 a.m.

Sears Holdings Corp. is seeking "sub-tenants" for a total of eight Illinois stores, the company has confirmed. The Hoffman Estates-based retailer said it has hired Mid-America Realty to lease space...

Retail, fast-food workers rally for higher pay in Chicago

December 24, 2018 at 1:25 a.m.

Standing with other protesters on Chicago's storied State Street, Charde Nabors, 21, said she's fighting for better pay and more opportunities for workers like her. Nabors said she earns $9...

Kmart says customer info may be at risk after robbery

December 24, 2018 at 1:22 a.m.

Roughly 788 Kmart customers' prescription information is at risk after a robbery at a store in Little Rock, Ark., officials at Sears Holdings Corp., Kmart's parent company said Monday.The Kmart...

Sears launches distribution service for small businesses

September 7, 2018 at 10:03 a.m.

It's the many faces of Sears: retailer, online travel agent, big data analyzer, and now distributor. The Hoffman Estates-based company, which traces its roots to a mail order catalog, said...

Revolution Dancewear twirls into Europe

December 24, 2018 at 1:08 a.m.

After years of selling dancewear to stores, Scott Harris got his big idea: Why not sell ballet shoes and tutus directly to dance teachers, who could sell to busy parents...

Plass Appliance to close last 5 stores, liquidate

December 24, 2018 at 1:09 a.m.

Plass Appliance & Furniture, which opened its doors in the Chicago area in 1938, is liquidating and planning to close its five remaining stores, the company said on its website...

In a flash, portrait studio company closes 2,000-plus U.S. outlets

December 24, 2018 at 1:05 a.m.

Kim Van Howe swears she's never looked better than in the glamour shots she had taken at Sears. It was late summer, she was 27, tanned, blond and wearing a...

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