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West out as top marketing executive at Mondelez

June 18, 2018 at 1:50 p.m.

Mondelez International's longtime chief marketing executive is leaving the snack-maker after 28 years with the company. Mary Beth West, executive vice president and chief category and marketing officer, will leave...

Fulton Market innovation district approved

June 17, 2018 at 4:59 p.m.

A plan to guide development in the booming Fulton Market area of the West Loop won final approval from the Chicago Plan Commission Thursday, giving the city its first official...

Fulton Market innovation district approved

June 17, 2018 at 4:50 p.m.

A plan to guide development in the booming Fulton Market area of the West Loop won final approval from the Chicago Plan Commission Thursday, giving the city its first official...

Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos presents the company's first smartphone, the Fire Phone, on June 18.

Amazon joins ranks of top 10 retailers, McDonald’s falls off

June 17, 2018 at 5:57 p.m.

Amazon.com has cracked the top 10 in Stores magazine's annual ranking of the 100 largest U.S. retailers, a first for an online-only retailer. With domestic sales up 27 percent between...

Gap raises its minimum wage to $9 an hour

April 24, 2019 at 2:56 a.m.

Thousands of Gap Inc. employees will start seeing a pay check boost this week when the company's pledge to raise its minimum hourly wage to $9 goes into effect. Some...

Threadless launches line of greeting cards

June 17, 2018 at 6:40 p.m.

Anyone who has struggled to find a unique and not-lame greeting card can take heart: Threadless and Recycled Paper Greetings have joined creative forces to launch a new line of...

Under Armour plans massive ‘brand house’ on Michigan Avenue

June 18, 2018 at 2:14 p.m.

Under Armour plans to open its first Chicago retail store on the Magnificent Mile next March, and it will be the athletic-wear retailer's largest "brand house" to date, the company...

A Macy's awning near the iconic Marshall Field clock on State Street in Chicago.

Macy’s opening tourist information center in State Street store

June 17, 2018 at 5:44 p.m.

Macy's on State Street next week will officially unveil a new visitor information center that it has developed in partnership with the city's marketing agency, Choose Chicago.The flagship Macy's at...

Threadless launches line of greeting cards

December 24, 2018 at 12:15 a.m.

Anyone who has struggled to find a unique and not-lame greeting card can take heart: Threadless and Recycled Paper Greetings have joined creative forces to launch a new line of...

The 110-inch, $150,000 TV arrives at Abt

June 17, 2018 at 6:17 p.m.

Abt Electronics is selling a 110-inch television that it says is the largest LED smart TV on the market – and, at $150,000, the priciest. The Samsung 110" UHD 4K...

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