Employees at two Chicago Target locations have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the company revealed this weekend. According to the company, one employee at the Target location in the South Loop and one employee at a Near North location both tested positive for COVID-19. “Our top priority is the health and safety of our team members and guests, and…

Starting Saturday, Target Corp. will monitor foot traffic at its nearly 1,900 stores nationwide and limit the number of guests when needed to keep employees and customers safe during the coronavirus pandemic. Leadership at the popular chain also said Target will supply face masks and gloves for more than 350,000 team members to wear while working. Shoppers with Shipt, the same-day…

As senior citizens deal with anxiety about the coronavirus, grocery store chains and other retailers have come up with a way to ease their fears: shopping times reserved exclusively for them.

Target is closing earlier to give workers time to sanitize stores in response to the Coronavirus pandemic.

Seniors and people with disabilities can pick up supplies before the crowds at some grocery stores.

A look inside Chicago-area shopping centers this week as people bought essentials in large quantities and waited in long lines.

With coronavirus concerns building, Elise Reilly and her brother Matt Kaye came to the Costco in Niles with a couple extra items on their shopping list. “Some toilet paper, dish soap, hand soap, that sort of stuff,” Kaye said. But after waiting in lines that some shoppers said were more than an hour long, Kaye found no toilet paper, soap…

A black business owner whose company was flooded with racist reviews after being featured in a Target ad said she’s grateful for the controversy and the growth it offered her company. Beatrice Dixon, who started The Honey Pot Company in 2012, told Essence on Tuesday that she’s not upset after dozens of racist reviews were posted about her feminine hygiene products....

Look out for steals and deals—and a kid’s party—on aisle eight.

Holiday shopping is just around the corner and companies are hiring nationwide in preparation.

Walmart is giving car seat recycling a boost this month with its first-ever Walmart Car Seat Recycling Event in honor of Best of Baby Month. Need to update your growing child’s old car seat for a new size or looking to replace an expired one? America’s largest retailer is currently accepting car seats in exchange for a $30 Walmart gift...

Walmart said Monday it’s relaunching the once-beloved trendy New York fashion brand, Scoop NYC, on its website nationwide and in select stores.

You might just have your most epic Target run yet this fall! Target is celebrating 20 years of designer collaborations by re-releasing some of its most iconic pieces ever in a limited-edition anniversary collection on Sept. 14. The retailer just gave fans a sneak peek at some of the amazing styles in store. The collection will feature nearly 300 items...

Drug chains CVS and Walgreens as well as grocery chain Wegmans Food Market have joined the chorus of retailers requesting that customers refrain from openly carrying firearms in their stores even where state laws allow it. The announcements on Thursday follow similar moves by Walmart, the nation’s largest retailer, as well as Kroger earlier this week. Walmart also said it...

Contigo has recalled its Contigo Kids Cleanable Water Bottles because the water bottle’s clear silicone spout can detach, posing a choking hazard to children. The recall affects about 5.7 million units of the water bottles, which come in multiple sizes and bottle colors and were sold both online and in stores in the United States, with another 157,000 sold in...

Target is making its largest foray into a private food label next month as it attempts to energize grocery sales.

The top headlines you need to know as your start your day on Aug. 20, 2019.

Despite a law making it legal in Illinois next year, a Chicago suburb has banned pot until 2021, officials announced.

The Boppy Company has recalled 14,000 head and neck support accessories because infants’ heads can be tilted too far forward, posing a suffocation hazard. The product is an accessory for use in infant swings, bouncers and strollers. It was sold at Target, Buy Buy Baby, Amazon.com and other retailers nationwide from March 2019 through May 2019 for about $20. There...