Luxury Garage Sale gets $5M for more resale shops, e-commerce investment
Chicago upscale resale company Luxury Garage Sale has landed its second round of funding in the last year and a half to bring its gently used designer fashion to new...
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Ulta stock surges on reported sales, earnings growth
Ulta Beauty's first-quarter earnings, including the steepest sales growth the company has seen in a decade, looked attractive to Wall Street. The Bolingbrook-based beauty retailer's stock, which has risen nearly...
Sears brand expansion: It seeks DieHard jolt, hopes to clean up with Kenmore
Sears Holdings is looking to generate more cash from its trusty Kenmore, Craftsman and DieHard brands than the sale of washers and dryers, tools and car batteries in its own...
Stores add charging stations for customers with smartphone battery anxiety
Retailers don't want anxiety over a smartphone battery that's dipping into the red zone to get in the way of a sale. Instead of letting customers borrow an outlet, some...
Apps track emails, receipts to spot potential price-match refunds
Nothing takes a big-ticket buy from exciting to maddening faster than finding out the item went on sale shortly after a purchase. A handful of apps have popped up recently...
Nordstrom’s loyalty program is no longer cardholders-only
After a disappointing start to 2016, Nordstrom is growing its off-price business and trying to woo shoppers with a more inclusive loyalty program. Nordstrom customers no longer need one of...
Chicago single-family home prices jump while condo prices slip
Chicago-area home prices continued to grow in April, with median prices up 10.6 percent over last year and home sales up 9.3 percent, real estate trade association Illinois Realtors reported...
RoomPlace rebuilding after blaze destroys distribution center
Rebuilding a 104-year-old furniture company — out of a temporary space, no less — is no small feat. Paul Adams had just finished calling the owner of furniture retailer The...
To draw customers, retailers invite other companies inside
Maybe a store divided can stand? Macy's, Kohl's, Nordstrom and J.C. Penney all reported drops in comparable-store sales compared with the first quarter of last year, blaming online competition and...
Women’s clothing store Free People headed to Fulton Market
Women's apparel brand Free People is moving into Chicago's Fulton Market district. The retailer's sixth Chicago-area location will be the first major national retail outpost in Fulton Market, according to...