Wow. I went into a Sears about a week ago. I used to work for Sears. If you really think it may not be that bad, let me tell you it is that bad.
Paper signs tapped all over the place saying buy $50 get $50 back I points. Taped on every rack. Taped. No real professional signs. And the ads were all out of date. It was sad.
Maybe five customers in the store. It is that bad. And the stock is under 1.50. That is bad. When HH Greg’s stock was at 2.25 a share they were still opening stores. A year later their stock went to 1.25. Then it fell to under a dollar. They delisted, filled bankruptcy. How can people keep saying it isn’t that bad. Or be waiting for the quarterly numbers? No raises. The stock is almost at delisting. Taping signs to racks. Do you even have snacks in the machines in the break room anymore? Geez...
If you have been around for a long time and you aren’t noticing all of this than you are like the frog slowly boiling to death in the pot.
I guess the only thing that really sinks in is when they come in and close your store. There isn’t going to be a transformation. I’m sorry.