7-Eleven closes Summit store

Signs on the door at the closed 7-Eleven at 7403 W. 55th Place in Summit thank customers for their patronage.

By Bob Bong
Southland Savvy 

There are a lot of rumors circulating about why the 7-Eleven store at 7403 W. 55th Place in Summit closed recently. 

 

There is a sign on the door thanking customers for their support and advising them to visit the chain's nearest store at Archer and Nashville in Chicago.

 According to Margaret Chabris, a spokeswoman for the Texas-based chain of convenience stores, it was a simple business decision.

"This had been a former White Hen store," Chabris said. "It was underperforming and was not franchised, so when our lease was up, we decided not to renew."

Chicago Lids Locker Room opens

Chicago Lids Locker Room is now open at Chicago Ridge Mall in Chicago Ridge. The store is located on the main level near the food court and features a wide selection of sports apparel, authentic signed sports memorabilia from NFL, NHL, NBA and MLB, sports merchandise including jerseys, T-shirts, sweatshirts, jackets, hats, tailgate gear and more. The Chicago Ridge location is the ninth for the chain.

For information, visit Chicago Lids.

Shoe Carnival opening 2 new stores

Evansville, Ind.-based Shoe Carnival is opening two new locations on Saturday, July 27, in Burbank and South Elgin.

 The retailer is opening at 9 a.m. at 4835 W. 77th St. in Burbank, and at 354 Randall Road in South Elgin. The first 100 customers at each store will receive a $10 reward card to use toward anything in the store.

Other grand opening events include:  A drawing for free shoes for a year at 10 a.m.; a drawing for $1,000 cash, courtesy of Skechers at 11 a.m.; doorbuster deals from 9 a.m. to noon; prizes and giveaways all weekend.

“We are excited to be opening a new store location bringing our customers a new spacious and inviting Shoe Carnival shopping experience,” Todd Beurman, Senior Vice President of Marketing, said in a release. “At Shoe Carnival we strive to give our customers a family friendly shopping experience with great deals on name brand shoes for the whole family.”

Shoe Carnival carries name brand shoes including Nike, Converse, Sperry, New Balance and many more. There are more than 360 stores in 32 states and Puerto Rico.

Ross Dress for Less opens in Crestwood

Ross Dress for Less, a discount apparel and home fashion chain, opened 20 new stores across the country on Saturday including a store at Rivercrest shopping center next to Ultra Foods at 13200 S. Cicero Ave. in Crestwood, a store at 1555 State Route 50 in Bradley, Hillside and two in Peoria. 

California-based Ross entered the Chicago market in the fall of 2011 when it opened stores in Matteson and Orland Park. Since then the chain has added stores in Bolingbrook and Calumet City and now has seven in the Chicago area. More stores are coming including one under construction in Tinley Park.

Ross stores typically carry brand name products priced 20 percent to 60 percent less than at department and specialty stores.

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

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