Store openings

Aldi has big plans in Illinois for its headquarters and grocery store locations, too.

Dutch Bros Coffee is finally expanding to a place in Missouri that's not the Kansas City area.

If you're a fan of Trader Joe's, but don't want to drive into the metro areas of St. Louis or Kansas City, there's good news for you as there are reports they're about to open their first-ever mid-Missouri store.

If you have fond memories of shopping at Toys 'R' Us as a kid and were sad to see them close years ago, you'll be glad to know that the beloved chain has just opened a new Illinois store, but it's not the same as the Toys 'R' Us you grew up with.

Who saw this trend coming? 4 new Illinois bookstores opening in October.

A St. Louis, Missouri mall is getting a big new bookstore and it opens this week.

Here is a factual statement: Robots are about to take over a ghost kitchen inside of an Illinois Walmart store soon.

A very popular southeastern America chicken salad fast casual restaurant is coming to Missouri and Illinois.

There's a fast-growing Chicago-based fast casual protein chain that is about to expand to Missouri.

It appears that the big are getting bigger. A group that owns and operates many Missouri Panera Bread locations reportedly just purchased 13 more restaurants.