Susan Chandler

Jane J. Thompson, the highest-ranking woman at Sears, Roebuck and Co., is making a career move that has many Sears watchers puzzled. This week, Sears announced Thompson was moving from...

The Marshall Field's store in Lake Forest is finally living up to its tony surroundings. The 67-year-old store, the oldest operating suburban location in the Field's chain, has gone through...

Burton Friedman, executive vice president of the Chicago real estate firm Capital Associates, said a group of about 200 tenants at the Apparel Center has retained him to look for...

When Crate & Barrel Chief Executive Gordon Segal talks, Mayor Richard M. Daley listens. And vice versa. The mayor couldn't be happier with Segal's latest project: Crate & Barrel's spacious,...

Men don't know how to dress themselves. Or eat dinner out. Or select a wine. That's the premise of a new marketing campaign for Slates, Levi Strauss & Co.'s hot-selling...

Back in March, retailers along Oak Street and N. Michigan Avenue used their windows to promote works of art by students at the School of the Art Institute. On Sunday,...

Rumors are flying that the Escada shop at 840 N. Michigan Ave. is looking to get out of its lease. Real estate wags have it all worked out. FAO Schwarz,...

Call it Internet magic. Last month, K-Tel International Inc. said it will begin to sell its tried-and-true music compilations--with such titles as "Roller Disco" and "101 Percent Rock 'n' Roll"--on...

Stephanie Jackowiak had an extremely unpleasant experience May 8 at the Venture Store at Elston and Foster avenues. She was trying to exchange a pair of $10 children's pajamas that...

It's a great time to be in the luggage business. Travel is trendy, and airplanes are flying full. Better yet, airlines are experimenting with restricting the quantity, size and type...