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Sears' Edward Lampert to replace Louis D'Ambrosio as CEO
Troubled Sears Holdings Corp. said Chief Executive Louis D'Ambrosio is stepping down and will be succeeded by Chairman Edward Lampert. D'Ambrosio is resigning because of "family health matters," effective Feb. 2, the end of the retailer's fiscal year,...
Tags: Companies and Corporations, Macy's, Kmart, Corporate Officers, Hoffman Estates
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Friedman knocks appearance of Sears store
Glendale officials contacted Sears Holdings Inc. this week about its store on North Central Avenue after Councilwoman Laura Friedman last week complained that she was “just sick of it.” Pointing out its uninspired, outdated appearance,...
Tags: Kmart
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From the baseball diamond to the boardroom
The Harvard University economics grad who upended centuries of baseball thinking, bringing his computer and fresh statistical formulas into the Oakland A's war room, is going to help Sears find out if it has game. Translating Major League Baseball...
Tags: Sports, Los Angeles Dodgers, Baseball, Aaron Sorkin, Chicago White Sox
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It pays to lay off the layaway
Layaway is illogical. Almost nobody should use it for holiday gift purchases this year. That stark stance is sure to rile fans of layaway. However, taking a critical look at layaway might get you thinking differently about your money and shopping...
Tags: Cyber Monday, Money and Monetary Policy, Contracts, Walmart, Consumers
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Stores Borrow From Fast-food Industry's Playbook
AP Retail WriterNEW YORK (AP) — This holiday season, Burger King won't be the only place where you can have it your way. It used to be enough for stores to promise discounts of up to 70 percent off to lure shoppers during the busy holiday shopping season. But...Tags: Groceries, The Gap, National Retail Federation, Lifestyle and Leisure, Shoppers Food & Pharmacy
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Stores try to make holiday shopping cheap and easy
NEW YORK (AP) — This holiday season, Burger King won't be the only place where you can have it your way. It used to be enough for stores to promise discounts up to 70 percent to lure shoppers during the busy holiday period. But the ease of...
Tags: Groceries, Lifestyle and Leisure, National Retail Federation, Shoppers Food & Pharmacy, Burger King
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More American workers to pick their insurance
For some American workers, picking the right health insurance is becoming more like hunting for the perfect business suit: It takes some shopping around to find a good fit and avoid sticker shock. In a major shift in employer-sponsored health insurance...
Tags: Healthcare Policies, Red Lobster, Barack Obama, Pension and Welfare, Politics
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Holiday deals shaping up to be best in years
Stores are falling over themselves this holiday season to lure shoppers in with deals like matching online prices, extending layaways, and even making their own tablets. What that means for shoppers is likely the best season of discounts in years. This...
Tags: Target, CFI Incorporated, National Retail Federation, Toy Industry, Walmart
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Holiday sales seen rising 4.1 percent in 2012
NEW YORK (AP) — Americans are expected to spend more during what's traditionally the busiest shopping season of the year, but they're not exactly ready to shop 'til they drop like they have been in the past two years. The National Retail...
Tags: Gallup, Inc., Washington, DC, Consumer Confidence, E-Commerce Industry, National Retail Federation
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How clout keeps court cases secret
On the eighth floor of the Daley Center, behind a locked metal door, is a narrow room known as the vault. Within its walls reside files that Cook County Circuit Court judges have ordered hidden from the public, something they have done hundreds of...
Tags: Northwestern University, Washington, DC, Chicago Cubs, Michelin Group, Chicago White Sox
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Trice: Chicago had its own black renaissance
In 1997, Darlene Clark Hine came across an essay in which Harlem Renaissance writer Arna Bontemps argued that black Chicago had its own, little-known renaissance that began in the 1930s and rivaled the famous one that occurred in 1920s New York. "I...
Tags: DuSable Museum of African-American History, Entertainment, Washington, DC, Katherine Dunham, Langston Hughes
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Sears to be dropped from S&P 500
Sears Holdings Corp., one of the earliest members of the S&P 500, is being kicked out of the index next week and replaced by a Dutch chemicals company. The retailer, which trades on Nasdaq, will exit the index when the market closes on Sept. 4....
Tags: Companies and Corporations, Kmart, JC Penney Company Inc., S&P 500, Google+
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