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Friday, February 8, 2013

MyGofer Store Closes Without Notice

The Joliet business, owned by the Sears Holding Corp. and the only one in the country, aimed to marry online shopping with drive-through convenience.

It opened with little fanfare less than three years ago, and closed the same way Thursday night. Joliet's MyGofer store at 2700 Plainfield Road, which allowed consumers to shop online or via in-house kiosks and then pick up their purchases at a drive-through window, officially shut its doors at 8 p.m. Thursday. The concept was to provide a one-stop shop for items sold by the Sears Holding Corp. -- namely Sears and Kmart -- that offered the convenience of online shopping but eliminated the need to wait for items to arrive by mail. In addition to appliances, tools, clothing and other items you might find at a Sears or Kmart store, you could also purchase groceries and sundries. Joliet's was the only MyGofer store in the country, operating …

Cyndie Broezell

4:35 pm on Monday, May 6, 2013

MyGofer was a great convienience for me. I have trouble with my legs and cannot walk thru stores to shop. I do alot of my shopping online. This was great, I could shop & order & pick it right up and they brought it right to my car & loaded it, I'd bring it home & my son brought the items inside. The last 6 months I had trouble getting items from Mygofer, they were out of alot so I turned to …   more ›

Sunday, November 25, 2012

Follow These Tips to Stay Safe on Cyber Monday

Ray Klump, a Lewis University professor and computer expert, offers these tips to avoid problems while online shopping.

So, you plan on doing a little shopping from your desk on the day that's unofficially been labeled Cyber Monday. Not a bad way to avoid the crowds and take a pass on circling the mall lot looking for a parking place and to avoid the lines at the registers as you try to make purchases, but there are pitfalls, too, says Dr. Ray Klump, Lewis University's director of the master of science in information security program. If you want to be safe, Klump offers these tips: 1. Make sure your computer's operating system, antivirus and anti-spyware software, and web browsers are up-to-date. Malware, such as viruses and rootkits, make their way into your system by taking advantage of vulnerabilities. Software vendors are constantly upgrading their …

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