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Amazon wristbands could track workers | Jewel-Osco parent buys Rite Aid | Peanut allergy breakthrough

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February 20, 2018

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Amazon wristbands could track workers' hand movements: 'Employers are increasingly treating their employees like robots'

Tuesday, Feb 20

As Amazon continues efforts to shrink delivery times and add warehouses in Illinois, it's eyeing technology to track workers' hands as they fulfill orders. It's a move that concerns privacy advocates.

Jewel-Osco owner Albertsons to buy drugstore chain Rite Aid — but Chicago shoppers won't see much impact

The privately held owner of Jewel-Osco is plunging deeper into the pharmacy business with a deal to buy Rite Aid, the nation's third-largest drugstore chain.

Fabian Elliott, CEO of Black Tech Mecca, is on a mission to increase diversity

BACK STORY: Fabian Elliott, the CEO and co-founder of Black Tech Mecca, says using data can get more black people involved in the tech community.

Preventive treatment for peanut allergies succeeds in study

The first treatment to help prevent serious allergic reactions to peanuts may be on the way.

L.L. Bean will rue curb on lifetime guarantee

COMMENTARY: L.L. Bean has eliminated its famous 100-percent satisfaction guarantee under which it promised to repair or replace its products for life, no questions asked. The outdoors company says that the guarantee had grown too costly. Now it's going to discover that ending it could cost even more.

Walmart's bruising battle with Amazon saps its 4Q results

The numbers overshadowed the discounter's better-than-expected sales at its established stores and higher customer traffic as online services linked to its stores attract more shoppers.

Dog food 'withdrawn' over euthanasia drug concerns

J.M. Smucker is "withdrawing" all lots of certain Gravy Train, Kibbles 'N Bits, Skippy and Ol' Roy canned dog food products manufactured since 2016 because they might contain pentobarbital, a sedative used in pet euthanasia.

Hidden homeowner tax benefits in new budget deal can be used for 2017 taxes

It's buried tax treasure for homeowners: The 654-page bipartisan budget law has extensions of key tax-code benefits that can be used for 2017 tax filings.

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