Mall manager makes way back to ownership roots
Urban Retail Properties Co., an offshoot of the group that built Water Tower Place, is returning to its roots as a shopping mall developer. The Chicago-based retail property manager is...
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Macy’s in talks to add grocery
Macy's Inc. is closer to bringing a grocery store to the basement of its State Street flagship, a move aimed at attracting the Loop's growing residential population, Frank Guzzetta, Chairman...
Store aisles likely decked with discounts
Ho-hum. That's the sales forecast for retailers this holiday season. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. economist Steven Wieting expects a "below average" holiday season this year, according to a report this...
Macy’s seeks to enliven Loop
Macy's Inc. is unveiling a brand campaign aimed at breathing new life into its downtown State Street flagship store, which has alienated some shoppers since converting from Marshall Field's last...
Pumpkin suits popular for pooches
Halloween is going to the dogs. Want to dress up Fifi as Princess Leia from "Star Wars?" You can do it at Target for $9.99. Is Duke eager to be...
Retailers encroach on other holidays in rush to start Christmas shopping
Move over goblins and ghosts. Santa Claus is encroaching on your holiday. Macy's Inc. put up its "Holiday Lane" Christmas decor shop at its Chicago flagship on Sept. 9. Wal-Mart...
Holiday specials mailed straight to your inbox
Clean out your e-mail. A barrage of holiday online marketing ads is on its way. With predictions that this holiday shopping season will be the slowest in five years, retailers...
Carwash carts stream into shopping center parking lot
An eco-friendly carwash company from Buenos Aires called GeoWash plans to offer its services Monday at its first U.S. location at the Harlem Irving Plaza shopping center on the city's...
Swap a Fendi for a Furla
When it comes to fashion quests, few would think to look among the beige windowless warehouses dotting the flat landscape along Interstate 55 outside of Chicago. But inside one such...
A year later, Field’s followers still protesting
It has been a year since Macy's made its Chicago debut, and the department store chain can't seem to shake the image of a New Yorker trampling on the Second...