Business & Tech
Business Comings & Goings: Ticketmaster Now Available at Walmart
A look at new businesses coming into town and a fond farewell to those that have, for whatever reason, called it quits.
Fans of family shows, concerts and sporting events can now buy their tickets at the Walmart store in nearby Matteson or Glenwood or any of 77 Walmarts in the Chicago area that are now offering tickets to Ticketmaster events.
Fans can use touch screens in the store’s electronics department to buy tickets to any Ticketmaster live events. Once the desired event is selected by the fan, a Walmart employee helps complete the transaction and immediately prints the tickets.
"By integrating ticketing into Walmart stores, we are able to offer fans this very convenient way to learn about upcoming events, purchase and take home tickets without leaving their neighborhood," said Nathan Hubbard, CEO of Ticketmaster, in a release. "In addition, Ticketmaster will continue to work closely with our clients to create exclusive high value offers for Walmart customers."
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The service is available at Walmarts in Bedford Park, Bolingbrook, Bourbonnais, Bridgeview, Country Club Hills, Crestwood, Evergreen Park, Glenwood, Joliet, Lansing, Lockport, Matteson, Naperville, Orland Hills, Plainfield, Romeoville and Shorewood, as well as Hammond, Merrillville and Schererville in northwest Indiana.
Jewel Closes in Olympia Fields
There was no pardon from the governor and the Jewel Food Store at 2500 Lincoln Highway in Olympia Fields shut its doors for the last time recently. The Osco pharmacy shut down operations more than a month ago. The TCF Bank at that location was scheduled to stay open through October.
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Chicago Heights Corner Market to Wrap
The Chicago Heights Corner Market, which has been open on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the southeast corner of Vollmer Road and Dixie Highway will close for the season on Sept. 10.
Southland Chamber to Spotlight Media
The Chicago Southland Chamber of Commerce puts the spotlight on “Media and News … the Challenges and Successes” from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sept. 12 at its Regional Consensus Luncheon. Three expert panelists will address this topic. The luncheon will take place at the Holiday Inn-Tinley Park Convention Center, 18451 S. Convention Center Drive, and is open to the public. The cost is $30 for chamber members, $40 for non-member. Reservations and information are accessible online at www.chicagosouthland.com and by phone at (708) 957-6950.
If you see a new business in town or wonder what happened to an old favorite, drop me a line at bob@chicago-patch.com.
You can also catch up on Comings & Goings in other parts of the Southland at www.southlandbusinessnews.blogspot.com.
