Walgreens shelves plans to sell genetic test
Walgreens late Wednesday reversed a decision to carry genetic test kits in its stores after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration began an investigation of the supplier and product. Deerfield-based...
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Wal-Mart knocking on Chicago’s door again
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. faces a critical hurdle Wednesday in a long-standing battle to build a second Chicago store, this one at a shuttered steel site called Pullman Park on the...
Ones to watch in 2010
Irene Rosenfeld Title: Chief executive of Kraft Foods Inc. Why we are watching: Rosenfeld has staked her legacy at Northfield-based Kraft on a $16 billion-plus bid for Cadbury PLC. The...
Black Friday: By the blogs
With the official start of the holiday shopping season, the Tribune sent a team of reporters to area retailers to gauge the crowds and sales on Black Friday, starting at...
Black Friday: Deals at all hours, perks aplenty
After the turkey leftovers are packed away, one out of four Americans will head to the stores hunting for a deal. With bargains an everyday occurrence in the new era...
Freed out at Block 37
In a major setback to its urban ambitions, Joseph Freed and Associates LLC lost control of the long-troubled Block 37 project just as the first stores prepared to open. Cook...
Rowley to dress United for success
Could a stylish flight crew help you forget that you can't find space in the overhead bin because nobody wants to pay the checked-bag fee? Or erase the memory of...
Borders on Mag Mile extends its lease 1 year
Borders Group Inc. said it will delay closing its North Michigan Avenue store until January 2011 after renegotiating lease terms. The Ann Arbor, Mich.-based bookseller earlier this year said it...
Shopping takes sharp downturn
Everyone seems to think we're coming out of the recession, but a report due Monday suggests the much-ballyhooed recovery is still far away. Chicagoans put the brakes on shopping in...
Retailer adds lines, but appliances still key
In the past year, Sears has looked to broaden its appeal, expanding into toys, books and now cosmetics. But it is appliances, in particular the Kenmore refrigerators, washers and dryers,...