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More than 20 locations just opened this week.

Uncover the curious history of turnstiles, from farm gates to modern security measures at Menards.

The company has no released a statement refuting claims made about its plus-size apparel.

The move comes amid several changes currently underway at Walmart stores.

There were some very dire statements in a new update from Big Lots about what the rest of the year will be like for the retail chain. Reports say there are plans to close 40 stores and the question now is how many of the 29 current Illinois locations will be affected.

It's been a rough year for discount retail stores, and it's not getting any better.

You can safely assume that if you're shopping in Illinois, you're being watched. Most would assume that would be done only by overhead security cameras, but that assumption is now wrong as retail workers will soon be equipped with body cameras if they're not already.

It was supposed to be the wave of the future, but now it's fast becoming a thing of the past. Yet another major Missouri retailer is reportedly axing self-checkout aisles from all of its stores.

If you're a fan of Wayfair and also happen to live in or near Illinois, great news for you. This retailer will finally have a brick and mortar location and it will be exclusively in the Land of Lincoln.

I would make a terrible cashier. How do I know? I've gone through self-checkout so many times and it's almost always been a miserable experience. For people like me, it's great news that a Missouri store is about to remove all of its self-checkout lanes and it appears to be the first of many that will do so.