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• Fragrance novice's scent of success; Department store chain to carry local's perfume.(News)(Marjorie Kitzrow)(Von Maur )

  - 2006-11-20

  Byline: SANDRA SWANSON A local entrepreneur with no previous experience in the perfume business is seeking a whiff of the $1.9-billion U.S. women's fragrance industry-and she's landed shelf space at a regional department store chain in the process. Von Maur has...

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• When it comes to customer service, readers think highly of Von Maur.(Business)(Around the malls)

  - 2005-12-04

  Byline: Kim Mikus Lena Herron is recovering from knee replacement surgery and was concerned about how she'd get her Christmas shopping done. The 75-year-old Des Plaines woman will give her list, including a robe, a men's jacket and a Tommy Bahama fleece...

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• Amy Rotert; 31]] Director of stores for the Northeast region ]] Von Maur Inc.(Focus: 40 Under 40)(Brief Article)

  - 2005-11-21

  Byline: Sandra Jones Why her? Walk into any of Von Maur Inc.'s two dozen Midwest department stores and you might find Amy Rotert folding sweaters or ringing up a sale. She joined the Davenport, Iowa-based chain in 1993, working part-time while studying fashion merchandising...

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• MORE FOR VON MAUR; A quiet, old-fashioned department store chain wants to make a 'big splash' in Chicago.

  - 2005-09-05

  Byline: SANDRA JONES Von Maur Inc., the stealth department store chain from Iowa that has operated virtually unnoticed in the Chicago area for more than a decade, is preparing to step into the limelight. A throwback to the way department stores did...

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• Since 2001, Von Maur finds much success at Charlestown Mall.(Neighbor)(St. Charles)

  - 2003-07-25

  Byline: Patrick Waldron Von Maur's doors have never been more open. "We are having outstanding sales there," said James Von Maur, president of the Iowa-based department store that came to Charlestowne Mall nearly two years ago. "We're very happy. We see...

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• Von Maur plans to fill shoes at 2 old Jacobson's locations; 'Thrilled' to be in Briarwood, Laurel Park.(News)(Brief Article)

  - 2002-09-23

  Byline: Brent Snavely Detroit's newest prospective retailer, Davenport, Iowa-based Von Maur Inc., expects to open two high-fashion department stores by next fall in former Jacobson's stores at Briarwood Mall in Ann Arbor and Laurel Park Place Mall in Livonia. Jim von...

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• Von Maur commits to new store

  - 2002-01-01

  In these sluggish times, when retailers face contraction or closure, a handful of new retail developments are still going ahead. Recently the Von Maur chain of department stores finalized a deal to build a new store at the Glen, the 1,100-acre masterplanned, mixed- use redevelopment of the former Glenview Naval...

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• Von Maur lures more Charlestowne tenants.(News)

  - 2001-10-26

  Byline: Devin Hester Daily Herald Staff Writer Charlestowne Mall already is reaping the benefits of having the newly opened Von Maur department store under its roof. Six news stores opened in the mall since August, and another plans to start doing business...

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• Charlestowne Mall gets new look with Von Maur.(Business)

  - 2001-10-07

  Byline: Kim Mikus Daily Herald Business Writer Shoppers can finally shop at the new Von Maur store at Charlestowne Mall in St. Charles. The store, which is similar to Nordstrom's in service and quality, is the family-owned chain's second in the Chicago...

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• Von Maur opens at Charlestowne.(News)

  - 2001-10-02

  Byline: Erica Meltzer Daily Herald Staff Writer Shoppers got their first taste Monday of a new kind of shopping experience in the Tri-Cities, one city and retail leaders hope will mark a new era for the Charlestowne Mall. After years of negotiations...

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