Lauren Zumbach

Raffi Nalijayan sets a diamond at the Diamonds of Tiffany exhibit on Nov. 15, 2019, at the Tiffany & Co. store on North Michigan Avenue in Chicago.

Tiffany CEO says millennials are buying diamonds — just not the way their parents did

November 19, 2019 at 9:34 a.m.

Even if you can't afford to buy a diamond ring at Tiffany & Co.'s Michigan Avenue flagship, you can watch one being made. It's part of a temporary exhibit showing...

Loyola University Chicago students Callie Hunter, left, and Alissa Mauel do their homework while enjoying coffee and doughnuts Nov. 12, 2019, at Stan's Donuts at the corner of Rush Street and Chicago Avenue.

Will anyone else sell a cup of coffee near the world’s largest Starbucks?

November 14, 2019 at 3:37 p.m.

Starbucks Reserve Roastery is scheduled to open on the Magnificent Mile on Friday, with 35,000 square feet of what the Seattle-based coffee giant calls "theatrical, experiential shrines to coffee passion."...

The Sears campus on Friday, Oct. 12, 2018 in Hoffman Estates.

Parent of Sears, Kmart laying off hundreds at Hoffman Estates headquarters

November 14, 2019 at 3:41 p.m.

The parent company of Sears and Kmart has laid off more employees at its Hoffman Estates headquarters, a week after announcing plans to close about a third of the retailer's...

Ken Griffin’s Citadel names new president, co-chief investment officer

November 14, 2019 at 8:15 a.m.

One of Citadel's first employees will help run the hedge fund firm alongside founder and CEO Ken Griffin. James Yeh will be promoted Jan. 1 to president and co-chief investment...

Mini shampoo and conditioner bottles are seen at La Quinta Inn & Suites in O'Fallon, Illinois, on July 30, 2019.

Hyatt is ditching mini shampoo bottles in all 219,308 hotel rooms, as hospitality industry moves to cut waste

November 12, 2019 at 3:27 p.m.

Tiny shampoo bottles are getting ready to disappear from another hotel bathroom. Hyatt Hotels Corp. on Tuesday became the latest hotel chain to ditch small bottles of shower gel, shampoo...

The Sears store in the Spring Hill Mall in West Dundee is closing, victim of the struggling retail chain's efforts to stay afloat.

Sears, Kmart to close 96 stores, including 2 in Illinois

November 8, 2019 at 10:22 a.m.

The parent company of Sears and Kmart plans to close 96 stores by February, including two in Illinois. That will leave Sears and Kmart with just 182 stores, fewer than...

Sales associate Monica Cartwright, right, helps customer Diana Navarro at the Von Maur department store at Orland Square Mall in Orland Park on Oct. 29, 2019.

A piano player, free gift wrap and coat check. In Chicago’s suburbs, Von Maur is out to prove traditional department stores aren’t dead.

November 8, 2019 at 11:07 a.m.

The first thing Griselda Mata noticed about Orland Square Mall's newest store was that it felt like a bit of a throwback. "It's like Nordstrom or Marshall Field's, or Carson's...

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