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In this Feb. 23, 2010, file photo, a customer pushes a shopping cart outside a Kmart store in Redwood City, Calif.

Nearly 80 Sears, Kmart stores to close by summer

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

Sears Holdings is closing 68 Kmart and 10 Sears stores this summer, two months after announcing it was accelerating plans to shutter unprofitable locations. Sears expects the liquidated inventory and...

Ulta CEO Mary Dillon at their Roosevelt Collection store in Chicago. Dillon took the reins at the cosmetics chain in 2013.

Ulta CEO’s 2015 pay package nearly triples to $18.5 million

June 8, 2018 at 8:16 p.m.

Ulta Beauty's growth last year also showed up in the beauty retailer's CEO's pay package. CEO Mary Dillon earned about $18.5 million in total compensation last year, according to a...

Untuckit opening Michigan Avenue location

June 8, 2018 at 9:45 p.m.

A formerly online-only apparel seller is continuing its push into brick and mortar with a store on Michigan Avenue. One item you won't find on its shelves: traditional, tuck-in dress...

An array of colognes are displayed in 2000 at the Sephora in The Shops at North Bridge, 520 N. Michigan Ave. The cosmetics chain will open its third Michigan Avenue store this summer.

Sephora opening third Michigan Avenue store in August

June 12, 2018 at 1:50 a.m.

Cosmetics giant Sephora will open its third Michigan Avenue store this summer. The new store, at 605 N. Michigan Ave., sits between two existing locations on the same half-mile stretch...

Pedestrians walk past an Aeropostale store in New York's Times Square in 2015. The retailer was one of 15 companies that have been sent letters from a group of state attorneys general seeking information on their scheduling practices for workers.

Illinois attorney general looking into retailers’ on-call shift scheduling

August 21, 2019 at 6:14 p.m.

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and eight other state attorneys general are taking a closer look at how national retailers including Aeropostale, American Eagle Outfitters and Zumiez set workers' schedules....

Workers prepare a Saks Off 5th store at 6. S. State Street on April 13, 2016, a day before the store's opening. The retailer plans to open another Chicago store in the Goose Island neighborhood in May.

Saks Off 5th opening two Chicago stores

June 8, 2018 at 10:05 p.m.

A new Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5th store is opening Thursday on State Street, with another of the off-price chain's stores headed to the Goose Island neighborhood in May. The...

From April 18 to 24, H&M will give shoppers a 30 percent discount in exchange for outgrown, hole-ridden or no longer trendy garments.

H&M aiming to collect 1,000 tons of old clothing during World Recycle Week

June 8, 2018 at 10:25 p.m.

Just in time for Earth Day, H&M wants your old clothes. From April 18 to 24, the Swedish fast-fashion brand will give shoppers a 30 percent discount in exchange for...

The dining area is seen in one of the Marquee at Block 37 furnished model units in the furniture department of Macy's State Street store. The department store and the apartment tower across the street are teaming up to promote the apartments, which open June 1.

Macy’s, Block 37 apartment tower collaborate on model units

June 12, 2018 at 1:54 a.m.

The Marquee at Block 37 apartment tower is collaborating with its neighbor across State Street, Macy's, in the hopes of filling units and selling furniture. Macy's created two model apartments...

United Airlines plans at O'Hare International Airport in 2013.

United reports slower passenger traffic, more on-time flights in March

June 12, 2018 at 1:41 a.m.

A strong U.S. dollar and lower surcharges are taking a toll on United Airlines' revenues, the company said Friday. The Chicago-based airline said miles traveled by paying passengers in March...

Natalie Craig, who lives in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood, is photographed April 7, 2016. Craig, 24, has a blog about plus-size fashion.

Brands chasing younger plus-size shoppers, but in-store options still sparse

June 8, 2018 at 9:17 p.m.

Natalie Craig is a 24-year-old fashion blogger who says she hopes she can inspire readers to own their look and feel confident. Her relationship with the actual act of shopping...

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