Susan Chandler

EXPANSION ADDS SPICE TO SIBLINGS' RELATIONSHIP The spice wars are about to break out in Chicago, and there's likely to be paprika on the floor when it's all over. Penzeys...

Now that Michael Jordan is no longer playing basketball, he has lots of time to build his footwear and apparel brand in partnership with Nike Inc. As a major step...

Do you know what you'll be doing when the calendar turns over to 2000? If you don't, you better get busy, because millions of Americans already have their New Year's...

What will the retail economy look like in the next century? Lots of futurists are convinced we are on the verge of a watershed: The Internet will transform the retail...

The antiques business has always had its share of fraud: damaged items glued together and sold as first-quality; complete fabrications passed off as priceless originals. The rule of the trade...

Internet retailing may not have lived up to its potential yet, but the threat of having shoppers clicking away at home rather than driving to the mall is prompting traditional...

The news that Sears, Roebuck and Co. was splitting up its Sears Direct unit has some retail pundits scratching their heads. They figure it makes no sense for Sears to...

Studio V, the stylish vintage store that has thrived in River North for almost two decades, is facing an unsettled future. Its owner, Jack Garber, died unexpectedly in mid-March, and...

The J. Peterman Co. may have become known to the masses when Elaine on the popular TV sitcom "Seinfeld" went to work at a parodied version of the eclectic catalog...

We're beginning to think that Dayton Hudson Corp.'s timing is decidedly off when it comes to public relations. First, the Minneapolis-based parent of Marshall Field's shuts down Frango mint production...