Good luck to all of those affected
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Sears has had it's ups and downs over the years. Inevitable with a century-old company. But it started going straight downhill without brakes as soon as Eddie took over.
Wasn't SEARS in decent shape as recently as 1999?
Sears #1325 Northwoods Mall, North Charleston SC 29406.
Was in the paper today April 7th,2017
Kmart bought Sears with the money made by the bankruptcy of KMart. He took the money that should have went to the creditors and instead bought another company with it. He merged 2 losers that , let's face it, no one else wanted. Both chains would have closed up years ago if he didn't drag out the longest liquidation in history.
Can someone copy and paste the list from the portal on here?
Old list.old news.
3 stores by me on this list are history.
The k-mart in St. Clairsville, Ohio closed march 26th, list seems old.....
@1rjk - Nice try, but no cigar. "Kmart to Buy Sears for $11.5 Billion" That's the headline for the story in the Wall Street Journal on 11-18-2004; link below. "Merger" was a euphemism used by corporate to make the purchase more palatable. Remember, Sears stock holders, many of which were Sears associates due to the profit sharing program, had to vote on the acquisition before it could be completed. As a Sears associate and stock holder I voted nay, however, a majority favored the sale.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB110068961640976558
I think Raymond Babbitt said it best. Kmart s---s. Jokes aside, last poster is right. Lampert bought Kmart, then Sears. So I guess that means The Great Eddie chose Kmart first, what an honor.
1rjk Thank you! Kmart associates LOVE to correct people saying Kmart bought sears. I'm so sick of hearing it. They wear it like some badge of honor. Sears had a chance with sears grand before eddy srewed that up, but that's another story
Kmart didn't buy Sears, Sears didn't buy Kmart. Eddie Lampart bought both with his own fortune and merged them. End of story.
Are we all still on the "Kmart bought sears" screaming match. It is such a tied argument. Can we just move on. It would not surprise me in the least if the company shut down the Kmart brand first or sold/ did a spin off in an attempt to save sears
The list shown in the 1fxe post is an old one; a number of those stores listed closed in March.
Massachusetts or new Hampshire on the list? That was a lot for Ohio. Wow.
Any stores in Michigan?
Pennsylvania has a few confirmed...
• KMART: 4480 Indian Ripple Road, Dayton, Ohio
• KMART: 1500 Coshocton Ave., Mount Vernon, Ohio
• KMART: 185 Upper River Road, Gallipolis, Ohio
• KMART: 1005 East Columbus St., Kenton, Ohio
• KMART: 225 West Avenue, New Boston, Ohio
• KMART: I-70 & Mall Road, St. Clairsville, Ohio
• KMART: 3515 N. Maple Ave., Zanesville, Ohio
• KMART: 1284 Brice Road, Reynoldsburg, Ohio
• SEARS: 2000 Brittain Road, Akron, Ohio
• SEARS: 1075 N. Bridge St., Chillicothe, Ohio
• SEARS: 1701 River Valley Circle S, Lancaster, Ohio
• SEARS: Richmond Mall, Richmond Heights, Ohio
Source: http://www.daytondailynews.com/business/kmart-closing-second-last-store-dayton-area/QU209K849VD5A4TSiryabP/
Aventura Mall Fl and Hialeah Fl closing July 28th. Publish today
Will someone please log into the vendor page and post the list of closing stores?
Similar to Godwins Law give people enough time on this message forum and the conversation descends to being mean spirited to each other. Thank you OP for your insight I appreciate you looking out for us
I think @cic might have been poking fun.
@cic - Yes, Kmart is so "superior" that after it bought Sears both entities ended up circling the drain. Granted, Sears was not the epitome of retailing success when the purchase was made. Oh, pardon me, it wasn't a purchase, it was a merger of two acclaimed retailing powerhouses according to the corporate elites involved! Remember that bit of corporate hyperbole? However, I guess they really couldn't describe it as a merger of two flagging retailers that were becoming increasingly irrelevant to shoppers.
Technically, KMart bought Sears. So obviously KMart is the superior retailer.
@-exl:
/shrug I was only trying to be helpful. Not everybody is going to search that and would merely want to know which brand was which. That's all. I was not trying to be insulting to you.
The complete list will be on the front page of the vendor portal when you log in.
If your read the title it mentioned both stores. I just highlighted the Kmart one.
And I was talking about a Kmart store. FYI if you'll notice Kmart bought Sears to become Sears Holding (shld).
The Sears store near the mall in Aventura, FL confirmed. The Hialeah store mentioned is a Kmart, fyi.
Add Hialeah, Fl to the list. showed up on yahoo articles under SHLD
Meadville, PA Kmart is also confirmed.
Kmart in Beavercreek, OH ( eastside Dayton ) is confirmed.
Not a large list. 5 Kmart's. look to local news in the next couple days.
I havent seen anything. Lets see if the initial poster provides a credible source and list.
Would love to know. I work in a store that I think is safe but the next store in my area probably is not. That may mean changes for my store too.
I heard same thing but can't find the list. This will be In addition to January announcements
Where did you hear this?
Yes, please post when you find out.
Is this on top of the already announced 150 stores earlier this year?
Does anyone know what stores?