Us vs. them
Friday is the first of the Sox-Cubs games this season, symbolizing the greater North Side vs. South Side rivalry. But lost in the hype devoted to that divide are other...
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`Good Life’ is elusive for Lampert’s Sears
The Sears Essentials store sits forlorn in an old strip mall off Hicks Road in northwest suburban Palatine. A few dozen cars dot the giant parking lot, which is bordered...
Sandwiched, and in a pickle
To Kevin Illingworth, cheese is cheese. He shops at Sam's Club where he can pick up 5 pounds of generic American cheese for $9.48, a bargain compared to the $16...
Publishing turns a page
Oprah Winfrey's public evisceration of James Frey's literary reputation this week over the extensive fabrications in his memoir "A Million Little Pieces" changes the landscape of the U.S. publishing industry....
Mints may again be Chicago-made
The loss of the Marshall Field's nameplate may be a bitter pill, but Field's new owner is sugarcoating the news with the prospect of returning Frango mints to Chicago. Terry...
Field’s no more
The Marshall Field's name, as identified with Chicago as its lakefront and its skyline, is being erased in favor of a Manhattan moniker--Macy's. This move kills off a 153-year-old brand...
Executive a tough-minded merchant
Terry Lundgren, chief executive of Federated Department Stores Inc., wasn't winning any popularity contests in Chicago on Tuesday after announcing his decision to change Marshall Field's venerable nameplate to Macy's....
Field’s no more
The Marshall Field's name, as identified with Chicago as its lakefront and its skyline, is being erased in favor of a Manhattan moniker--Macy's. This move kills off a 153-year-old brand...
Ex-CEO championed brand
Lands' End Chief Executive Mindy Meads was fired because she was resisting her bosses' plans to make wider use of Lands' End's high-quality preppy apparel in Sears and Kmart stores,...
United’s labor tiff troubling for fliers
Todd Pearson is a loyal customer of United Airlines, and he likes the service he receives on his three annual business trips to Japan. But talk of random strikes by...