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Target offers plans for Lake Bluff store
Target Corp. has submitted plans to build a new store in Lake Bluff, offering up what officials say is one of the largest redevelopment proposals the village has seen in years. The zoning application received by village hall calls for a 139,000-square-...
Tags: Interior Policy, Local Government, Politics, Housing and Urban Planning
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Retailers report strong January sales
NEW YORK (AP) — Sometimes, the devil is in the deals. Americans shopped the winter clearance racks in January, resulting in strong sales during the month for retailers. But spending is expected to slow as the deals dry up heading into the spring,...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Thomson Corporation, Earnings Forecasts, Fashion Trends, Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements
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Retail sales rise 5.8%, but cold weather and payroll taxes sting
Shoppers trod carefully in January, lured into stores by retailers dangling post-holiday clearance deals but spending sparingly to balance out higher payroll taxes and lingering economic uncertainty. Same-store sales at major retailers such as...
Tags: Nordstrom, Holidays, Best Buy Co., Inc., Economy, Business and Finance, Hasbro Inc.
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They're back: J. C. Penney adds sales
NEW YORK (AP) — J.C. Penney is bringing back sales. The struggling department store chain this week will begin adding back some of the hundreds of sales it ditched last year in hopes of luring shoppers who were turned off when the discounts...
Tags: Jewelry, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Apple Inc., Services and Shopping, Industrial Production
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Target will offer year-round price matching with online retailers
Retail giant Target Corp. said it is extending price-matching with select online retailers beyond the holidays into a year-round policy. The Minneapolis company said shoppers can now request price matches anytime on identical items found at some big Web...
Tags: Holidays, E-Commerce Industry, Amazon.com Inc., Toys "R" Us, Inc., Walmart
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Retail sales up 4.5% in December; merchants say discounts hurt
Wary holiday shoppers forced retailers to heavily discount items during December, ultimately handing merchants decent sales but raising worries about consumer spending in the new year. Major chain stores posted a 4.5% sales increase in December compared...
Tags: Nordstrom, Holidays, Economic Indicator, Costco Wholesale Corporation, Ross Stores Incorporated
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Police help students with South Side shopping spree
Tribune reporterSanta Claus arrived early for about 30 lucky children who got to go on a shopping spree Saturday morning with Chicago police officers at a Target retail store on the South Side. The "SHOP WITH A COP" event was hosted by the Chicago Police Department and...Tags: McKinley Park, Chicago Police Department
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Gift cards used for taking from Target, police say
Tribune reporterGift cards are popular during the holiday season, but Chicago police today announced the arrests of two men charged with using them in a large-scale fraud operation against Target stores. The arrests come as part of an ongoing fraud investigation...Tags: Credit and Debt, Prosecution
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DreamWorks Animation taps Michael Francis as global brand officer
DreamWorks Animation -- the Glendale studio that created the "Shrek" "Kung Fu Panda" and "Madagascar" movies -- on Sunday named former J.C. Penney President Michael Francis to the newly created position of chief global brand officer. Calling it one...
Tags: Kung Fu Panda (movie), DreamWorks Animation SKG Incorporated, Shrek (fictional character), Animation (genre), JC Penney Company Inc.
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Black Friday deals kicked off early
NEW YORK - The nation's shoppers on Thursday put down the turkey to take advantage of Thanksgiving deals. Stores typically open in the wee hours of the morning on the day after Thanksgiving that's named Black Friday because that's when stores...Tags: Holidays, National Retail Federation, East Harlem, Macy's, Inc., Forrester Research Incorporated
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Wal-Mart and Target: A tale of two discounters during Holiday shopping
NEW YORK (AP) — This holiday season, the biggest discount chains in the U.S. will tell the tale of two very different shoppers: those that have and those that have not. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, on Thursday acknowledged...
Tags: Marketing, Holidays, Economy, Business and Finance, Earnings Forecasts, Walmart
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Neiman Marcus and Target Team Up for Holidays
The Hartford CourantHere's a surprise: Some of the people on my list will be getting gifts from Neiman Marcus this holiday season. Here's another surprise: Chances are very good that some wealthy people will be giving their friends presents from Target. (No, I haven't given...Tags: Jason Wu, Holidays, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Entertainment, Tory Burch
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