In one more sign that the recession has left a surge of frugal consumers in its wake, dollar stores and discounters climbed the ranks of the retail industry's annual list of biggest retailers. The National Retail Federation's list of the top 100 U.S.
/PRNewswire via COMTEX/ ----"Today is a victory for the residents of the South Side. The Mayor, Alderman Beale and the Council are to be commended for representing the will of the people of Chicago. But there is more to do. To that end, we have already
Six years of political wrangling ended Wednesday afternoon when the Chicago City Council cleared the way for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. to launch its sweeping plan to bring relief to the “food deserts” in many Chicago neighborhoods. Aldermen voted
Posted by Hal Dardick at 2:15 p.m.; last updated at 2:33 p.m. The City Council unanimously voted today to let Wal-Mart build a second store in Chicago, ending six years of political gridlock that prevented the giant retailer from expanding inside city
Celebrity chef and one of Britain’s best loved TV cooks, Ainsley Harriott, joined forces with Asda’s senior meat buyer Jim Viggars at the Royal Highland Show last week to judge the Asda/ABP steak competition. The competition saw ABP beef producers
CHICAGO, June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- 'Today is a victory for the residents of the South Side. The Mayor, Alderman Beale and the Council are to be commended for representing the will of the people of Chicago. But there is more to do. To that end, we
(PLANSPONSOR.com) - A man who uses medical marijuana to treat symptoms of an inoperable brain tumor and cancer claims in a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union he was wrongfully fired from a Walmart store in Michigan after testing positive
The City Council's resounding 50-0 vote Wednesday to give the go-ahead on construction of the city's second Wal-Mart may have cleared the way for an unprecedented push by the giant retailer in Chicago. Allowing a Super Wal-Mart on the Far South Side
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