Shopping

Jan 5, 2009

Love her or loathe her, you have to admit that Oprah has pretty good taste. Her "favorite things" are best-sellers every year. So, when the Chicago talk diva opened her own store last year, everyone...

Dec 30, 2008 | 1 comment

Get a fugly sweater for Christmas this year? Don't worry about regifting. Join the growing crowd and secretly turn your unwanted gift into cash by selling it on eBay.

Dec 12, 2008 | 1 comment

Find missing cover art, fix your mislabeled music, and get live concert info in a few easy clicks

Dec 8, 2008 | 1 comment

Ebay has released a list of their most bid-on gadget gifts.

Dec 27, 2008

It's generally not good when a retail expert describes holiday sales as "a debacle. Horrible. Terrible."

Dec 23, 2008 | 1 comment

Holiday advertising is different from years past. It's no longer about luxury or indulgence. Instead, retailers focus on two major themes; their price and your emotion.

Dec 16, 2008

A boutique usually refers to clothing, but 24/7 Chicago checks out an Andersonville shop that has the same exclusive esthetic, only it's the food that's special.

Dec 24, 2008 | 1 comment

Here are a few unique gift items that we’ve rounded up in the final hours before the Christmas bonanza begins.

Dec 23, 2008 | 2 comments

How about celebrating the mayor's privatization of the city's parking meters by buying one for the love of your life?

Dec 22, 2008 | 2 comments

Experts urge caution when buying gift cards this holiday season. Most of the reasons why are connected to the downturn in the economy.

Dec 22, 2008

As temperatures dropped this weekend, so did the massive markdowns that greeted many shoppers as retailers tried to woo consumers to open their wallets during the final holiday countdown.

Dec 20, 2008

If you're like us, you've been busy google-ing coupon codes all morning to maximize your holiday gift fund.

Dec 18, 2008 | 1 comment

Still searching for that perfect holiday gift? An Andersonville store has just what the gourmet foodie in your life is looking for.

Dec 18, 2008

Remember pulling your first all-nighter? There you were -- hyped up on caffeine and adrenaline with a looming deadline. Well, for retailers that deadline is Christmas, and some are going to great lengths...

Dec 17, 2008

You have to spend the money anyway, so why not donate to charity while buying some hip clothing at the same time?

Dec 16, 2008

It's not all about who can spend the most money this holiday season. In some cases, it's about who can save the most.

Dec 16, 2008

Christmas may be justification you need to pull the trigger on a snowmobile, motorcycle or any fast two- three or four-wheeled rugged vehicle.

Dec 15, 2008

So, we procrastinated once again. Today is the last day to order gifts online and avoid hefty shipping charges. It's also the last real  week to hit the stores before Christmas. So, how is it that...

Dec 15, 2008 | 4 comments

From laptops to skateboards, check out the hottest gifts of the season and then similar items, which are less expensive and won't cause after-holiday spending remorse...

Dec 14, 2008 | 5 comments

Video games are hot gift items, not just for kids, but for adults that act like kids. So before you go drop some hard earned cash on a new console title, take a look at Wired's list of terribly disappointing...

Dec 15, 2008

Olympic gymnast Jonathan Horton joins Zoraida Sambolin to show off some new apparell that'll be available in Chicago starting today.

Dec 15, 2008 | 1 comment

Save a bundle and support local Chicago designers this Thursday and Friday.

Dec 16, 2008

Nine days until Christmas. Nine measly days.  There are probably a few people on your list for whom you still have absolutely no idea what to buy, are we right?  Instead of playing it safe with...

Dec 14, 2008 | 4 comments

Monkeysee.com offers some good ideas for gifts for kids this holiday season.