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| Bazaar Tobacco opened recently at 20873 S. LaGrange Road in Frankfort. |
Southland Savvy
Frank Kadoura is a lucky guy. He was able to buy U.S. Tobacco in Frankfort and rename it Bazaar Tobacco just before the village board imposed a moratorium on new tobacco licenses in the village.
Kadoura, of Orland Park, said the shop has been in business in Frankfort for 10 years.
The shop moved down a few storefronts after Kadoura took over last month.
“It was easier to move and remodel than it would have been to remodel the existing space,” he said.
Kadoura also agrees with the Village Board that there are enough tobacco outlets in the village.
“There are five or six tobacco shops and you can buy tobacco products at Walgreens, gas stations and convenience stores,” he said. “To be honest, that’s good enough.”
Kadoura said Bazaar Tobacco features a 32x7 foot cigar room.
“We have cigars that go from $1.99 to $26.99,” he said. “The expensive ones are made from Cuban seed tobacco.”
Kadoura said another improvement was the addition of lottery sales at the shop.
Hours for Bazaar Tobacco are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sundays.
For information, call 815-464-0000 or email bazaartobacco@yahoo.com.
Shoppers World Opens Tomorrow in Matteson
New York-based SW Group will open Shoppers World, a discount retailer, tomorrow at Matteson Plaza, 4055 W. Lincoln Highway in Matteson.
This Shoppers World is no relation to the discount stores of the same name that dotted the South Side of Chicago and south suburbs in the 1960s. This one began in Baltimore in the early 1950s and took its name in 1972 when it opened a store in Elizabeth, N.J.
The chain carries menswear, womenswear, lingerie, shoes, school and work uniforms, toys, home furnishings, linens and gift items. The Matteson Shoppers World is its 26th store with locations in New York, New Jersey, Indiana, Maryland, Georgia, Michigan, Ohio and Illinois.
Other Illinois stores are in Gurnee Mills in Gurnee and River Oaks West in Calumet City.
For information and hours, call 708-748-6530.
Crest Lighting Closing in Orland
Crestwood-based Crest Lighting is closing its lighting showrooms in Orland Park and Lisle but will keep open stores in New Lenox and Chicago.
Both locations – 14355 S. LaGrange Road in Orland and 1600 W. Ogden in Lisle – started liquidation sales last week and will probably be closed by the end of next week, an employee at the Orland store said Wednesday.
Calls to the Crestwood office were referred to co-owner Marty Kramer, who was unavailable.
For information, visit the company’s website at http://www.evergreenoak.com/.
