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Jill Foucre, owner of Marcel's Culinary Experience, a Glen Ellyn kitchenware retailer, looks at new products from The Chef'n Corporation at the International Housewares Show at McCormick Place in Chicago on March 9, 2015.

Companies at housewares show seek recipe for success with millennials

June 11, 2018 at 2:53 a.m.

Products from kitchenware brands CorningWare, Pyrex and Corelle have been in American homes for decades. World Kitchen, the Rosemont-based company behind those brands, is trying to reach out to a...

The Streeterville Target store's grocery section features grab-and-go healthy food in small packages for urban customers who are typically traveling on foot or by bus, store team leader David Gerber said.

How Target fine-tunes merchandise for Chicago shoppers

June 11, 2018 at 5:52 a.m.

Target's experiment with tweaking merchandise to appeal to local audiences in some Chicago stores appears to be paying off, company executives said Wednesday. Target has been testing "localized" merchandise at...

Online retailer Bonobos opening 2nd Chicago shop on Michigan Ave.

June 11, 2018 at 4:27 a.m.

Once online-only, menswear brand Bonobos will soon have a store on the Magnificent Mile. Bonobos plans to open its second Chicago shop on the second floor of 900 North Michigan...

A billboard on North Avenue and Pulaski Road in Chicago displays artwork as part of an art project in 2014. In Chicago and 10 other markets, outdoor advertising company Clear Channel Outdoor Americas is working with companies that use mobile phone location data to learn more about who is passing its billboards.

Billboard company taps cellphone data to learn about who sees its ads

June 11, 2018 at 6:26 a.m.

Targeted ads already follow you on Facebook and Twitter. Now they're coming to the billboards on your commute. Outdoor advertising company Clear Channel Outdoor Americas is working with companies that...

Turning a corner in Portage Park: Business coming back to Six Corners area

June 12, 2018 at 2:15 a.m.

If Lynn Ankney has her way, there will soon be no confusion about whether Wicker Park or Portage Park is home to the real Six Corners shopping district. Wicker Park...

Supergirl, Batgirl joining Superman and Batman on Target toy shelves

June 11, 2019 at 6:42 p.m.

Move over Superman, Batman, and Green Lantern — Supergirl, Batgirl and Wonder Woman are coming to Target's toy shelves. Target announced it would begin carrying action figures, toys and apparel...

Looking down at the courtyard on the first floor of the store. It's the home for the Three Arts Club Cafe.

Restoration Hardware announces new membership program, expects to add more design galleries

June 11, 2018 at 3:15 a.m.

Restoration Hardware is launching a membership program this spring after a fourth quarter the company's chairman said brought "a fair amount of bad news." The California-based home furnishings retailer gave...

The Nordstrom store in The Shops at North Bridge mall off North Michigan Avenue is seen Nov. 30, 2014. Nordstrom executives said promotions took a toll on profit margins during a Feburary 2016 call with analysts to discuss fourth-quarter earnings.

Retail survey: Customer satisfaction has fallen since recession ‘halo period’

June 12, 2018 at 2:18 a.m.

In the wake of the recession, retailers bent over backward to get customers into stores and opening wallets. Now they're trying to pull back on perks that hurt the bottom...

MasterCard expanding ‘selfie pay’ in 2016

June 12, 2018 at 2:42 a.m.

Don't like remembering passwords? MasterCard wants to let you pay with a selfie instead. Customers in the U.S. will be able to use the company's MasterCard Identity Check mobile app,...

CVS Health is opening its first CVS Pharmacy locations within Target stores, including this store in Wesley Chapel, N.C. Chicago-area Target pharmacies will make the switch in March and April.

CVS opening pharmacies in Chicago Target stores in March

June 12, 2018 at 2:44 a.m.

Chicago-area Target shoppers will begin seeing the red bull's-eye logo swapped for CVS Health's red heart above in-store pharmacies starting in March, a CVS spokeswoman said Monday. CVS acquired Target's...

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