Holiday calendar a gift to procrastinating shoppers
Still shopping for holiday gifts? You’re in good company. Just 55 percent of U.S. adults surveyed by the National Retail Federation expected to have bought their last gift by the...
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Salvation Army ponders cashless kettle as digital donations increase
The Salvation Army’s bell ringers will gladly accept your pennies, nickels and dimes, your rumpled dollar bills or, should you be in an especially generous mood, your Benjamins and Krugerrands....
Target opening small-format store at Wicker Park apartment development
A big-box chain is coming to Wicker Park: Target is opening a store in the neighborhood in July. But there’s nothing big about this store — the 12,800-square-foot Target at...
Guaranteed Rate sells ‘meaningful minority stake’ to Boston-based private equity firm
Chicago-based mortgage lender Guaranteed Rate is selling a “meaningful minority stake” to Boston-based private equity firm Thomas H. Lee Partners. It’s the first time Guaranteed Rate has sold a stake...
How UPS gets 750 million packages from warehouse to doorstep this season: ‘Santa still gets the credit’
Technology has made it easier than ever to buy gifts online and track the spoils of your spending spree as they make their way from retailers’ warehouses to your doorstep...
Sears to sell DieHard batteries, other products on Amazon
Sears is listing more products from its best-known brands on Amazon. The Hoffman Estates-based retailer will begin selling DieHard auto products through Amazon less than six months after it began...
Loan extension amid holiday season gives Sears financial breathing room
Sears Holdings gained some breathing room amid the critical holiday shopping season with a pair of deals the struggling Hoffman Estates-based retailer said will give it more financial flexibility. Sears...
Charming Charlie seeks bankruptcy court approval to close 6 Illinois stores
Accessories chain Charming Charlie filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Monday and entered into a restructuring agreement that will keep most stores open through the retail industry’s make-or-break holiday season. Six...
Click to unwrap: More retailers are letting customers send digital gifts this holiday season
It’s Christmas Eve, you still have gifts to buy, and as the hours tick by, your options grow thin. Anything you order online won’t arrive in time. A gift card...
Airlines ban smart bags that lack removable batteries
Planning to give — or give yourself — smart luggage this holiday season? Check the battery compartment first. Starting Jan. 15, any passenger with battery-powered luggage must be able to...