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The St. John store at 116 E. Oak Street in Chicago, photographed Thursday June 30, 2016. Retail space in Chicago is filling up due to a booming demand for apartments, according to a new report.

Report: Chicago retail vacancy rate expected to hit 10-year low

June 8, 2018 at 1:52 p.m.

A "booming" apartment market has retailers filling empty storefronts, according to a report from real estate firm Marcus & Millichap. The Chicago metro area retail vacancy rate is expected to...

Sears trying on international apparel, shops-in-shops

June 8, 2018 at 1:27 p.m.

Sears is trying in-store boutiques on for size at a handful of East Coast stores this fall. The 10,000- to 15,000-square-foot shops within the larger Sears locations, called Showcase at...

Cycling apparel maker headed to ‘High Fidelity’ storefront this fall

June 11, 2018 at 10:00 a.m.

The Wicker Park corner storefront home to a fictional record store in the movie "High Fidelity" is getting a real-life tenant this fall. British cycling apparel and accessories maker Rapha...

As Sports Authority was holding going out-of-business sales and auctioning off store leases, it also sold its customers' data to rival Dick's Sporting Goods.

Sports Authority customer data sold to Dick’s, but customers can opt out

June 11, 2018 at 3:14 p.m.

As Sports Authority was holding going out-of-business sales and auctioning off store leases, it also sold its customers' data to rival Dick's Sporting Goods. Customers who don't want Dick's to...

Jessica Young, right, with This Week Chicago Magazine, smiles at her sketch by artist Emily Brickel Edelson during an Aug. 25, 2016, media tour of the new Sephora store on Michigan Avenue.

Sephora’s Magnificent Mile store has new, high-tech look

June 9, 2018 at 11:34 a.m.

Beauty retailer Sephora opened its 400th location, on Chicago's Magnificent Mile, on Friday. The location is one of the first where customers can get a look at Sephora's new Beauty...

Customers browse books at the opening day for Amazon Books, the first brick-and-mortar retail store for online retail giant Amazon, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015, in Seattle.

Amazon plans to open a Chicago bookstore in Lakeview

June 9, 2018 at 12:34 p.m.

Amazon is opening an offline bookstore in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood. "We are excited to be bringing Amazon Books to Southport in Chicago," Amazon spokeswoman Deborah Bass said in an email...

A majority of the largest U.S. colleges and universities that allow students to pay tuition with a credit card tack on a service fee to the charge, according to a new CreditCards.com survey.

Before charging that tuition bill, check for fees

June 9, 2018 at 5:32 p.m.

Before you whip out the plastic to pay a college tuition bill, it's worth checking the fine print for fees. About 85 percent of the largest U.S. colleges and universities...

Customer Keon Parsons looks over merchandise at Wicker Park's Carhartt store in this 2011 file photo. A new store is opening soon in Gurnee.

Carhartt store to open in Gurnee

June 10, 2018 at 7:51 a.m.

Work and outerwear brand Carhartt is opening a store in Gurnee this fall. The 3,900-square-foot store at 7055 W. Grand Ave., west of the Gurnee Mills mall, will be Carhartt's...

New York shoe boutique Leffot is setting up shop at the Monadnock Building, 53 W. Jackson Blvd. .

New York shoe boutique Leffot headed to Monadnock Building

June 10, 2018 at 6:44 a.m.

New York shoe shop Leffot is headed to the Loop's Monadnock Building. Owner Steven Taffel started the men's footwear shop in 2008 to sell rare high-quality brands he liked but...

Tailor Ilie Ligarcovici is seen Aug. 16, 2016, through the window of Richard Bennett Custom Tailors & Shirtmakers in Chicago's Loop.

Custom clothing a hit for men, hard to find for women

June 10, 2018 at 9:23 a.m.

If you're a Chicago man in search of a custom-made suit — whether a made-to-measure version only slightly more expensive than off-the-rack ordered in minutes online, or a handcrafted garment...

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