Scott Burgess: Chicago Auto Show a buffet for car buyers
It’s the ultimate deep dish shopping for consumers, with more than 1 million feet of exhibit space that allows them to see more models and more types of cars at the same time than any other show.
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Scott Burgess: Chicago Auto Show a buffet for car buyers
Scott Burgess: Chicago Auto Show a buffet for car buyers
It’s the ultimate deep dish shopping for consumers, with more than 1 million feet of exhibit space that allows them to see more models and more types of cars at the same time than any other show.
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Scott Burgess: Chicago Auto Show a buffet for car buyers
SymphonyIRI Report Examines Merchandising Trends
CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–In today’s world of economic trouble and conservative purchase behaviors, it is the value proposition that is playing a central role in the enhanced shopping experience. The latest issue of SymphonyIRI Group’s Times & Trends, “Merchandising Trends: Driving Consumption through Shopper Marketing,” examines how merchandising is acting as the platform for communicating that value to customers. “Merchandising is a fantastic tool for educating and informing shoppers,” say
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One- or Two-Hour Photography Package at Lasting Memories in Schaumburg (Up to 70% Off)
Before cameras came equipped with a flash, properly lit photos were only possible by mounting the camera on the hood of an oncoming car. Crash into posterity with today’s Groupon to Lasting Memories in Schaumburg. Choose between the following options: For $89, you get a one-hour photography package for up to four people (a $285 value) that includes the following items: One-hour in-studio photo shoot High-resolution CD of all the session’s images One print from the session For $169, you get a two-hour photography package for up to four people (a $570 value) that includes the following items: Two-hour in-studio photo shoot High-resolution CD of all the session’s images Two 11”x14” prints Four 8”x10” prints During in-studio photo shoots, the eagle-eyed shutterbugs at Lasting Memories capture fleeting moments with pristine, high-resolution pictures of up to four subjects. The skilled photographers aim to portray subjects naturally using a journalistic approach, encouraging groups to forgo complicated cheerleading pyramids and instead line up in front of the camera casually. After the session, an on-site photofinishing lab carefully extracts choice shots from their film cocoons and provides encouragement as they flourish into ravishing prints. Customers will also receive a CD of the session, with each high-resolution image harbored in a digital format that is ideal for sharing online or photoshopping into pictures of historic events. Groupon Says The Groupon Guide to: Airport Security Which government employees will edit your screenplay? Read more…
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One- or Two-Hour Photography Package at Lasting Memories in Schaumburg (Up to 70% Off)
One- or Two-Hour Photography Package at Lasting Memories in Schaumburg (Up to 70% Off)
Before cameras came equipped with a flash, properly lit photos were only possible by mounting the camera on the hood of an oncoming car. Crash into posterity with today’s Groupon to Lasting Memories in Schaumburg. Choose between the following options: For $89, you get a one-hour photography package for up to four people (a $285 value) that includes the following items: One-hour in-studio photo shoot High-resolution CD of all the session’s images One print from the session For $169, you get a two-hour photography package for up to four people (a $570 value) that includes the following items: Two-hour in-studio photo shoot High-resolution CD of all the session’s images Two 11”x14” prints Four 8”x10” prints During in-studio photo shoots, the eagle-eyed shutterbugs at Lasting Memories capture fleeting moments with pristine, high-resolution pictures of up to four subjects. The skilled photographers aim to portray subjects naturally using a journalistic approach, encouraging groups to forgo complicated cheerleading pyramids and instead line up in front of the camera casually. After the session, an on-site photofinishing lab carefully extracts choice shots from their film cocoons and provides encouragement as they flourish into ravishing prints. Customers will also receive a CD of the session, with each high-resolution image harbored in a digital format that is ideal for sharing online or photoshopping into pictures of historic events. Groupon Says The Groupon Guide to: Airport Security Which government employees will edit your screenplay? Read more…
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One- or Two-Hour Photography Package at Lasting Memories in Schaumburg (Up to 70% Off)
$10 for Comedy Outing with Admission and Popcorn at Laugh Out Loud Theater in Schaumburg ($22 Value)
Unlike criminal trials and open-heart surgeries, improv-comedy shows encourage people in the room to shout out suggestions. Explore the extemporaneous with today’s Groupon: for $10, you get one adult admission and a popcorn at Laugh Out Loud Theater , located in The Streets of Woodfield shopping center in Schaumburg (a $22 value). Adult shows are on Friday and Saturday nights at 9:30 p.m. Doors open at 9 p.m. Laugh Out Loud Theater sprays the suburban fringes of Chicago with a thick foam of world-class improv comedy. An extensive cast of Second City– and iO-trained performers brings a highly interactive, audience-assisted experience to the cabaret-style Schaumburg stage, drawing on hive-mind suggestions to kick off its inevitably LOL-worthy sketches. In adult shows, audience suggestions can dip into the risqué, putting improvisers on the spot during tableaus, games, and warbled odes that can cause people to blush more than a monkey who forgot to wear pants. Ad-libbers also make it a point to invite willing audience members up on stage to add to the sense of unpredictability. Laugh Out Loud Theater has a full kitchen and bar—and there is no drink minimum—so audience members can fill their guts until they bust during the night’s improvised feast of tomfoolery. Well-suited for date nights, bachelorette parties, or way-funnier-than-usual eye exams, Laugh Out Loud’s improv comedy will inspire even the most nonspontaneous audience members to put down their cue cards and bust out a few jokes of their own. Our customers loved this deal last year, earning Laugh Out Loud Theater a spot on Groupon’s Best of 2011 list. Groupon Says Groupon Guide to: Secret Founding Fathers Did Frank N. Stein ever run for president? Read more…
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$10 for Comedy Outing with Admission and Popcorn at Laugh Out Loud Theater in Schaumburg ($22 Value)
Ulta Beauty to Release Holiday Sales Results
BOLINGBROOK, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ: ULTA) today announced that it will issue a press release discussing its Holiday sales results on Thursday, January 5, 2012, before the market opens. The press release will also be posted to Ulta’s Investor Relations web site at http://ir.ulta.com. About Ulta Ulta Beauty is the largest beauty retailer that provides one-stop shopping for prestige, mass and salon products and salon services in the United States. Ulta Beauty provides affordabl
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One-Night Stay for Two at the Millennium Knickerbocker in Chicago
1920s Hotel Restored to Jazz Age Elegance on Magnificent Mile When the Millennium Knickerbocker—then named the Davis Hotel—opened its doors at the height of the Roaring Twenties, the gothic-inspired building embodied all the glamour of the era. In the ballroom, dancers whirled atop a floor of glass tiles lit from underneath, making the room’s mirrors, chandeliers, and gilded dome glitter like crystal. Rumor has it that the 14th-floor penthouse once served as a Prohibition-era speakeasy run by Al Capone’s brother, Ralph. Today, on the eve of the hotel’s 85th anniversary, a $27 million renovation has restored the building’s Jazz Age opulence while updating accommodations to modern-day standards of comfort. Plexiglas now supplies the Crystal Ballroom’s transparent flooring, and the M Bar in the lobby openly serves libations, including 58 different martinis in varieties such as mango and limoncello. Telltale signs of the past remain, however, from the embossed brass post box beside the elevators to the stained-glass accents topping the lobby’s two-story french windows. On Tuesday and Saturday evenings (5 p.m.–8 p.m.), a live pianist performs classical and jazzy melodies as the ghost of Zelda Fitzgerald performs the Charleston. Upstairs, both standard and superior guest rooms pair black-and-white photographs of Chicago landmarks such as Cloud Gate —better known as “The Bean”—with partial glimpses of Lake Michigan, visible between surrounding skyscrapers. Come morning, the onsite restaurant, NiX , serves up breakfast specialties such as organic omelets and orange-granola pancakes made with fresh juice. Chicago’s Mag Mile: Luxury Shopping and World-Class Culture The Knickerbocker rises at the northern end of the Magnificent Mile , amid luxury high-rises, award-winning restaurants, and high-end boutiques. “It’s a shopping mecca, obviously,” says hotel concierge Sheryl Walerski. Designer brands such as Louis Vuitton, Ralph Lauren, and Giorgio Armani all have stores within walking distance. Architectural landmarks along the route document the city’s history. The castle-like Chicago Water Tower , for instance, is one of the few buildings to have survived the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 as well as the Mothra state visit of 1962. While nearby Rush Street bustles with nightclubs and bars, a plethora of cultural institutions offers an artsier experience. The Tony Award–winning Lookingglass Theatre Company stages eye-popping original work, and several centuries’ worth of visual art, ranging from ancient China to present-day America, are on display at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Museum of Contemporary Art . Groupon Says Read more…
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One-Night Stay for Two at the Millennium Knickerbocker in Chicago
Chicago shoppers keep spending, chase deals on ‘Mega Monday’
Chicagoans joined in “Mega Monday” shopping – expected to be the holiday season’s third-busiest shopper-turnout day – by taking advantage of sunny skies to redeem gift cards, make returns and exchanges and, for certain scurrying shoppers, to buy gifts for themselves and friends.
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Beaten Priest Inspires Toy Drive
Father Daniel Mallette was brutally beaten and robbed in early December. He suffered cuts, bruises and two broken ribs, which have prevented him from doing his annual Christmas shopping trip.
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Beaten Priest Inspires Toy Drive
