Sears expected to show smaller 3Q loss
Sears Holdings Corp. will report third quarter earnings Thursday after the market closes and host a rare conference call with analysts and media. The Hoffman Estates-based retailer is expected to...
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Walmart Black Friday 2012 coming even earlier
Cierra Hobson is a die-hard Black Friday shopper. Every year she queues in front of one of her favorite stores, where she waits, in her pajamas, in hopes of bagging...
Big Lots to open 6 stores in Chicago area
Big Lots Inc., a general merchandise closeout retailer, said that it will open six new stores in the Chicago area. The new locations, set to open on Nov. 16, include...
Sears tests free online shipping program
Holiday shopping competition is heating up with Sears' announcement Monday that it has launched a membership loyalty program that offers free two-day shipping for consumers at the same price as...
Chicago-area holiday shoppers upbeat but cautious
It's been a good year for Janet Blackmon: She completed her master's degree and got a raise at work. The Chicago Heights teacher also feels better about the economy. Her...
Barnes & Noble warns of credit card, debit theft at 63 of its bookstores
If you really want to be safe, you might be better off using cash for those quick purchases. Barnes & Noble Inc. said Wednesday that customers who shopped at 63...
Barnes & Noble warns of credit card, debit theft at 63 of its bookstores
If you really want to be safe, you might be better off using cash for those quick purchases. Barnes & Noble Inc. said Wednesday that customers who shopped at 63...
Workers accuse Wal-Mart of breaking wage, OT laws
Several workers claim Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and two staffing agencies broke federal minimum wage and overtime laws, according to a suit filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Chicago. Twenty-one...
Retailers vow not to get snared in showrooming’s web this holiday season
Amy Neiman usually ends up doing most of her holiday shopping online, not because she can't deal with the crowds, but because she typically finds better deals on the Web,...
Target to break ground Thursday for store at Cabrini-Green site
Construction is set to begin Thursday for a Target store at the site of the former Cabrini-Green Housing Project on the Near North Side, according to Alderman Walter Burnett, Jr....