Despite bleak expectations, shopping season gets off to a record start
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_9a8d5256-8e38-11ee-8541-eb8174af58fc.html
Initiative aims to protect consumers from illicit goods
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_e52f4da6-8978-11ee-ab49-ebd783a5b1a0.html
Chicago Black-owned small business says there’s room for Cyber Monday, despite past trends
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/black-small-business-chicago-cyber-monday/
Chicago’s small-business owners have their day amid the holiday hoopla
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/2023/11/24/23972956/small-business-saturday-holiday-retail-shopping-events-shop-local-neighborly-gift-shop-bronzeville
Our Chicago: Holiday shopping outlook
https://abc7chicago.com/holiday-shopping-black-friday-deals-deloitte/14081683/
Chicago among worst areas of country for retail theft
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_049cd7bc-78e9-11ee-a7d2-0b941f7e3e34.html
“We’re All Victims” — Retail’s Crash-and-Grab Crisis
https://www.audacy.com/podcast/chicago-all-local-01300/episodes/were-all-victims-retails-crash-and-grab-crisis-01c62
Instacart and Wellness West Announce Partnership to Tackle Food Insecurity on Chicago’s West Side
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/instacart-and-wellness-west-announce-partnership-to-tackle-food-insecurity-on-chicago-s-west-side-818365481.html
WJPF interview with Rob Karr | October 16, 2023
https://www.wjpf.com/episode/newsradio-wjpf-interview-with-rob-karr-october-16-2023/
Illinois Retail Merchants Association honors The Home Depot
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20231005/illinois-retail-merchants-association-honors-the-home-depot
