Chip credit cards could slow holiday shopping
As the calendar flips to November and visions of Black Friday dance in their heads, holiday shoppers using new, more secure chip credit and debit cards will be learning a...
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At O’Hare, United experiments with reducing gate standing times
United Airlines this week is testing a revised boarding procedure at Gate B-8 aimed at reducing the time passengers spend standing in line before boarding at O'Hare International Airport. Longer...
United’s acting CEO gets $100,000 monthly raise
The acting CEO of Chicago-based United Continental Holdings, parent of United Airlines, will receive $100,000 per month in additional compensation in his interim role, the airline has said. United appointed...
United, swirling in CEO uncertainty, posts higher profits
Chicago-based United Continental Holdings, parent of United Airlines, on Thursday reported higher profits in the third quarter than the same period last year, but its earnings fell short of Wall...
Sears trying to blur lines between online, in-store shopping
A Sears department store probably doesn't conjure notions of innovation, high-tech and dote-on-you service, but the struggling retailer has been launching a series of new services over the past couple...
Uniqlo in Chicago: Take a peek inside the Michigan Avenue store
Uniqlo, the Japanese casual fashion retailer with an avid customer following, will open its first Midwest store Friday on Chicago's Magnificent Mile, complete with mountains of colorful sweaters, mass deployment...
United stays in-house, names interim CEO to replace Munoz
United Continental Holdings late Monday named its general counsel as acting CEO while Oscar Munoz recovers from a heart attack suffered last week. Brett J. Hart, 46, a United vice...
No glitches as American Airlines computer switch appears successful
American Airlines on Monday wasn't claiming "mission accomplished" just yet in its perilous integration of passenger reservation systems with merger partner US Airways over the weekend, but a lack of...
5 ways to improve O’Hare
Worrisome headwinds swirled this week as O'Hare International Airport opened its third new runway since 2008. The almost $10 billion airfield modernization that former Mayor Richard M. Daley first laid...
Southwest controls Midway’s fate
O'Hare isn't the only Chicago airport with on-time woes, as Midway Airport often joins its big brother near the bottom of the heap among large airports. In June, for example,...