Shopping at Costco? Remember to switch your cards
If you're shopping at Costco, check your wallet — today is the first day Costco will no longer take members' American Express cards. Monday marks Costco's official switch from its...
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McDonald’s planned HQ move creates flurry and worry in hot neighborhood
When Joel Nickson decided to open his second Wishbone restaurant west of the Loop back in 1992, he had hope his Southern-style cuisine was good enough to lure diners to...
Meet Alfie, Sears’ voice-controlled shopping assistant
Alexa, meet Alfie. Sears Holdings appears to have introduced a "voice-controlled intelligent shopper" that bears more than a passing resemblance to Amazon's Echo Dot smart speaker and its Alexa virtual...
Judge lets Advocate-NorthShore hospital merger proceed
Two large Chicago-area hospital systems will be allowed to move forward with a merger despite the Federal Trade Commission's opposition. After a six-day hearing in April, a federal court judge...
Consumer spending moves up but shoppers still cautious with their dollars
Ray Price knows his pocketbook is going to take a bit of a hit in the next couple of weeks. But Price, 43, is OK with that. He's moving his...
The next ‘Chewbacca mom’: 5 trends as retailers seek your social media love
Most people turn to social networks to hang out with friends, but if the conversation at the Internet Retailer Conference and Exhibition is any indication, a lot of companies are...
United CEO: ‘This company is going to work’
At his first annual shareholder meeting as CEO of United Continental Holdings, Oscar Munoz acknowledged that six years after United and Continental officially joined in 2010, they've yet to be...
United to continue talks with flight attendants over labor contract
Negotiations between United Airlines and its flight attendants will continue after they failed to settle on a unified contract last week, both groups said Monday. The National Mediation Board asked...
Will curbside pickup ever catch on?
As retailers compete to give shoppers more options to buy when, where and how they want, some are asking their customers to once again at least make the effort to...
Lighting, home goods retailer Rejuvenation opening first Chicago store
Lighting and home goods retailer Rejuvenation plans to open its first Chicago store in the Lincoln Park area in November. The 6,000-square-foot store at 1000 W. North Ave., will be...