Caribou Coffee Closes Tinley Location

By Bob Bong
Southland Savvy

Caribou Coffee abandoned the Southland when it closed its Tinley Park location on Sunday with little notice. 

The company closed its shop in Homewood last month in much the same way. 

The closest locations for the nation’s second largest coffee chain are now Willowbrook and LaGrange.

Calls and an email to the company offices in Minnesota were not returned but speculation has been that the locations were closed because neither one had a drive-up window.

Calls to the management team at the Tinley Park Plaza shopping center also were not returned.

A few years ago, Starbucks closed a nearby similar retail strip location after opening a new location – with a drive-up window – across the street.  

Sears opens Scrubology store in Orland Square Mall

Sears has opened a Scrubology store inside of the retailer’s anchor store at Orland Square Mall in Orland Park and Chicago Ridge Mall in Chicago Ridge.

Scrubology stores specialize in work apparel and uniforms for professionals in the industrial, service and health-care fields.

The retailer now has 91 Scrubology stores in Sears and Kmart stores nationwide.

For information, visit Scrubology.

Cow Appreciation Day at Chick-fil-A

Chick-fil-A in Orland Park is again offering free meals to customers of all ages who dress up like a cow on Friday, July 13. You can find detailed plans for cow costumes and otherinformation at Cow Appreciation Day.

If you see a new business in town or wonder what happened to an old favorite, drop me a line at bobbong@hotmail.com.

You can also catch up on Comings & Goings in other parts of the Southland at www.southlandbusinessnews.blogspot.com.