Sandra M. Jones

A plan to redevelop the shuttered Esquire Theater site on Oak Street into a luxury hotel and retail shopping center has hit a snag. M Development, the Chicago-based owner of...

It seems these days you can't sell a trendy brand without opening your own boutique. Ugg Australia, maker of the sheepskin boots Cameron Diaz and Kate Hudson made famous, is...

It has been an expensive four months for billionaire Edward Lampert. Sears Holdings Corp., his biggest equity investment, has lost one-third of its market value since April, as the retailer's...

While the average American is keeping a lid on expenses, the wealthy are going on a shopping spree. Consumer spending slowed to a 1.3 percent annual growth rate in the...

"What are those dresses doing in the dirt?" a young girl asked out loud as she walked down North Michigan Avenue one afternoon, dawdling behind her mother. Two women nearby...

Fashion has been slow to arrive in the laptop bag market. In fact, tracking down a stylish computer tote takes more stamina than most shoppers care to endure. Enter Chicago-based...

In a marriage of discount and dreams, a major retailer wants to prove that a once-in-a-lifetime experience doesn't require a once-in-a-lifetime investment. So here comes the bride ... in a...