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It's all about the experience.

Located just 40 miles south of Chicago, Cedar Lake, Ind., was once a popular summer getaway for city folk. Today, it’s an average residential community endeavoring to forge a link with its storied pass.

The commercial real estate market will stay strong through the end of the year and remain stable in 2018, according to the Real Estate Roundtable’s Q4 Economic Sentiment Index.

U.S. retail bankruptcy cases more frequently end up in liquidation than other sectors, and tend to have outstanding first-lien recoveries.

Fair weather ahead. That’s the economic forecast for 2018. Retailers should benefit from an improving employment picture, growing disposable consumer income, and an easy credit environment.

Despite all the hype, retailer spending on Black Friday TV ads decreased this year to $90.4 million from $113.3 million in 2016.

Despite mobile commerce’s ongoing growth, desktop sales hit a milestone on Cyber Monday.

While consumers globally anticipate Black Friday, the Cyber Monday frenzy is primarily a North American shopping event.