Ally Marotti
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Here's what the average Chicagoan will spend this holiday season
Chicago shoppers expect to spend more on travel, food and gifts this year due to inflation, while exercising financial caution. This means retailers will have to work extra hard to win them over. → Read More
Mondelez pauses Twitter advertising
The Oreo maker's move follows the turbulent takeover of the social media platform by Elon Musk. → Read More
Raoul, other attorneys general scrutinizing Kroger-Albertsons deal
Illinois' Kwame Raoul and several peers say they want to make sure the proposed merger "does not result in higher prices for consumers, suppressed wages for workers or other anticompetitive effects." → Read More
Tips shrink at Chicago restaurants and bars amid inflation
Almost one-third of Americans are tipping less, according to a recent survey. Chicago-area restaurant workers are feeling the pinch. → Read More
Mondelez buying Clif Bar for $2.9 billion
The acquisition creates a $1 billion global snack bar business for Oreo-maker Mondelez. → Read More
Walgreens rations baby formula
The pharmacy chain joins other retailers in limiting how much customers can buy amid supply shortages. → Read More
McDonald's Russia fears are realized: Meet 'Uncle Vanya's'
When McDonald's shuttered its Russian stores, worries arose that they'd be reopened under different—and far from McDonald's-approved—management. Apparently those worries were well-founded. → Read More
McDonald's Russia fears are realized: Meet 'Uncle Vanya's'
When McDonald's shuttered its Russian stores, worries arose that they'd be reopened under different—and far from McDonald's-approved—management. Apparently those worries were well-founded. → Read More
One COVID trend that isn’t fading: Ghost kitchens
Restaurants without dining rooms are more than a pandemic phenomenon. Established restaurateurs fear an Uber effect. → Read More
Amazon closing Southport bookstore
The retail giant plans to shutter all of its physical bookstores, 4-star and Pop Up locations. → Read More
Chicago steakhouses face an uncertain future
The COVID pandemic is just one reason steakhouses have closed at twice the rate of other sit-down restaurants. → Read More
Gibsons nearing deal for Fulton Market location
The popular Chicago restaurant operator has been eyeing the red-hot neighborhood for years. → Read More
Bob Mariano's Dom's Kitchen & Market to open second store
The new grocery location is set to open this fall in Old Town. → Read More
Here's Sephora's response to Ulta's Target deal
Sephora at Kohl's will open 15 Chicago-area locations, outpacing the Ulta Beauty at Target store count in the area. → Read More
McDonald's eyeing the metaverse?
The fast-food giant filed a slew of trademark patents for virtual restaurants, food and beverages products. → Read More
You could start buying Big Macs in the metaverse soon
The fast-food giant filed a slew of trademark patents for virtual restaurants, food and beverages products. → Read More
Cocktail machine maker Bartesian moving to Fulton Market
The $370 cocktail machines are flying off the shelf, and the company is expanding to the city's hottest neighborhood. → Read More
Chicago Tribune columnist Rex Huppke to join USA Today
Huppke is the last remaining Tribune columnist based in Chicago. → Read More
Flap over editorial control jeopardizes Chicago Reader's future
A co-owner's column expressing skepticism about vaccines sparked a backlash—and then a counter-backlash. The resulting stalemate now threatens to upend the publication's plans for survival as a nonprofit. → Read More
Aldi's expansion boom rolls on
The grocer plans to open 150 stores this year, including three new locations in the Chicago area and two in northwest Indiana, as it continues seeking to capture its share of the online shopping explosion. → Read More