Local coffee shops in Champaign-Urbana have long been hubs for community. With cozy corners and baristas whom you pass on the quad, nothing says home like a fresh C-U latte. However, as large coffee ...

As large retail chains dominate global food markets, unhealthy eating soars—highlighting an urgent need to reshape food environments to combat rising obesity rates. Study: Global food retail ...

San Francisco could allow chain stores like Target to fill vacant storefronts near City Hall, a sign the city may become more business friendly. Supervisors Stephen Sherrill and Danny Sauter, among ...

Holiday shopping is in full swing, but city dwellers may have fewer options for buying in person than they did a few years ago. That’s because many large chain stores are pulling out of central cities ...

Lifestyle-oriented specialty stores, move over. Wal-Mart, Target and Coach are among the 10 chains ranked as the most valuable U.S. retail brands in Interbrand Design Forum’s first evaluation of store ...