Walgreens leaves ‘the corner of happy and healthy’ behind with new slogan
Walgreens is dropping its longtime advertising slogan, “At the corner of happy and healthy.” The new tag line — “Trusted since 1901” — will debut Sunday in some of the...
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Chain reaction: Byline Bank deal could kick off next merger wave in Chicago
The area’s small, midsize and family-owned companies — and there are a bunch of them around here — are the primary lending targets of a newly created local banking power...
Who would lose if Trump guts consumer watchdog? Anyone with a credit card or mortgage
If you have a credit card, mortgage, payday loan or do any type of consumer financing, expect to be hurt by President Donald Trump’s plan to gut the Consumer Financial...
The dark side of Black Friday and holiday shopping: Dishonest workers
There’s a dark side to the jolly year-end selling bonanza that local retailers depend so heavily upon. Employee theft. It’s not what Sears, Macy’s, Nordstrom, Best Buy, J.C. Penney, Kohl’s...
Corporate tax cut plans put local home buyers, sellers, builders in a bind
If the federal tax plan, now wending its way through Congress, were already law, would you have been able to buy, sell or build your house? Sure, posing that very...
The winner in Amazon and Walmart’s holiday showdown is you
The holiday season is meant to celebrate peace on earth, but there’s no love lost in cyberspace where an unparalleled battle is shaping up between Walmart and Amazon. While this...
When it comes to restructuring, GE can learn from Cat
As it embarks on one of the largest corporate transformations in modern history, General Electric may find it helpful to use locally based Caterpillar as a guiding light. That's because...
GOP’s new tax plan is ‘a real hard sell’ for local small businesses
There’s a saying about government and entrepreneurs that goes like this: “Politicians love small business until it wants something.” Well, many small-business owners definitely crave more than they seem to...
There’s a buzz surrounding Constellation’s legal marijuana deal
It’s a mind-expanding investment, man. With the recent purchase of a minority stake in a Canadian marijuana company, Constellation Brands — whose major beer division is based in Chicago and...
Does DNAinfo’s demise sound death knell for hyperlocal websites?
The fast and furious death of DNAinfo, part of a respected but unprofitable online neighborhood news operation, raises a nagging question: Can hyperlocal news sites ever really make it? By...