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Sears CEO: ‘We’re fighting like hell to change the way people do business with us’

June 4, 2018 at 9:57 p.m.

After the sixth consecutive year of losses and several rounds of store closings, Sears Holdings Chairman and CEO Edward Lampert says he's still committed to reversing the department store chain's...

Toys R Us bets that fidget spinners are more than just a fad

June 4, 2018 at 10:35 p.m.

Just like its customers' kids, Toys R Us is itching to get its hands on more fidget toys. "They're pretty much evaporating the minute they get on shelves," said Richard...

Sprint announced it will be adding 105 stores in the Chicago area by 2018, creating 500 jobs.

Sprint to open 105 new Chicago-area stores by 2018

June 4, 2018 at 10:48 p.m.

Sprint plans to open 105 new stores in the Chicago area by 2018, the company said Monday. The cellular phone carrier said it expects to hire about 500 employees for...

United apologizes again as more legislators vow to crack down on airlines

August 21, 2019 at 11:13 p.m.

United Airlines was back on Capitol Hill on Thursday, facing more talk of stiffer consumer protection legislation in the wake of its passenger-dragging incident last month. United President Scott Kirby,...

United CEO, airline execs face latest group of unhappy customers: Congress

June 5, 2018 at 12:24 a.m.

Legislators who grilled executives from some of the nation's largest airlines Tuesday — an event precipitated by United Airlines' passenger-dragging incident last month — sounded like any other group of...

Adrien Phipps, of Chicago, checks out the merchandise in 2011 at a since-shuttered location of Marbles: The Brain Store on Grand Avenue in Chicago. The chain filed for bankruptcy and closed all stores.

Hatchimal maker buys Marbles: The Brain Store

June 5, 2018 at 12:48 a.m.

The Canadian company behind one of last year's hit holiday toys, the Hatchimal, has bought Chicago-based game and puzzle retailer Marbles: The Brain Store. Marbles filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy...

You’re not going to get $10,000 for your airline seat, but strategy can help

April 5, 2019 at 2:31 a.m.

United Airlines said it will offer passengers on overbooked flights up to $10,000 in compensation to ease the angst of being shunted to a later flight. The eye-popping sum, which...

Passenger dragged from United plane at O’Hare reaches settlement with airline

August 21, 2019 at 11:08 p.m.

The United Airlines passenger who was bloodied and dragged down the aisle of a plane after refusing to give up his seat has reached a settlement with the carrier and...

United vows to reduce overbooking, will offer up to $10,000 to bumped passengers

August 21, 2019 at 11:07 p.m.

United Airlines is promising to reduce overbooking and offer as much as $10,000 to customers who give up their seats on oversold flights, as it tries to recover from lasting...

Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., speaks April 11, 2017, at a protest outside O'Hare International Airport after a United Airlines passenger was dragged from a flight by Aviation Department officers. She has introduced a bill to prohibit involuntary bumping by airlines.

Schakowsky introduces bill to ban airlines from involuntary bumping

June 5, 2018 at 2:11 a.m.

Federal legislation has been proposed to prohibit airlines from bumping unwilling customers off oversold flights, a practice thrust into the spotlight this month after a United Express passenger was dragged...

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