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Life's unexpected detours aren't always a bad thing. Just ask Ty Tabing. The man behind the rebirth of State Street fell in love with Chicago two decades ago when a...
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Former accidental tourist to Chicago now works to bring more people into the Loop
Life's unexpected detours aren't always a bad thing. Just ask Ty Tabing. The man behind the rebirth of State Street fell in love with Chicago two decades ago when a...
Ulta rides increased consumer spending on beauty products to best stock gain in state
As consumer spending rebounded last year, beauty products rose to the top of the heap, bolstering the already rosy fortunes of Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance Inc. The Bolingbrook-based retailer...
Lender’s decision puts more heat on Sears Holdings
Sears Holdings Corp. was dealt another blow Thursday when word spread that CIT Group Inc., a key lender in the retail industry, would no longer provide loans to suppliers shipping...
Payless closes store on Mag Mile
Payless ShoeSource closed its Mag Mile store after seven years, part of a previously announced plan to shutter hundreds of underperforming stores. The store closed on Jan. 3, the company...
Head of Sears’ apparel and home business departs
John Goodman, the chief of Sears Holdings Corp.'s apparel and home division, left the company, Sears confirmed.The Hoffman Estates-based retailer hired Goodman two years ago as executive vice president of...
Barbara’s Bookstore near UIC closes
Barbara's Bookstore closed its outpost at the University of Illinois' Chicago campus on Sunday. The Chicago-based bookseller shuttered the store at 1218 S. Halsted St. at the University Village Marketplace...
Binny’s expands downstate with Champaign store
Binny's Beverage Depot, the family-owned liquor retail chain, is expanding outside of the Chicago region for the first time with a store in downstate Champaign.The Skokie-based retailer signed a lease...
CEO’s first task was to make order of creative chaos stationer
When Sally Pofcher took the CEO job at Paper Source four years ago, she found too much of a good thing. The Chicago-based independent stationery and crafting store reflected the...
Target hits it big with Missoni collection
Target Corp. was upended by its own marketing power Tuesday when the much-anticipated Missoni clothing and home goods line, the discount chain's biggest limited-designer collection to date, sold out at...