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Sears
Posted on 4/19/26 at 11:03 am
Posted on 4/19/26 at 11:03 am
Posted on 4/19/26 at 11:06 am to Nole Man
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Five left. Sad to see the end of an era.
dinosaurs, original Amazon but wouldn’t adapt with the times
Posted on 4/19/26 at 11:08 am to Nole Man
I wonder how many sears homes are still around.
Posted on 4/19/26 at 11:13 am to Nole Man
1945's Sears
with optional chastity belt AKA "difficult to remove" feature

with optional chastity belt AKA "difficult to remove" feature

Posted on 4/19/26 at 11:15 am to Nole Man
Sears will forever be etched in history as a retail giant. Them failing is inevitable as amazon arose (along with lowes, home depot, and walmart)
Posted on 4/19/26 at 11:16 am to Nole Man
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disastrous stewardship of hedge fund manager Edward Lampert
The truth comes out….no surprise here.
Sears used to be the go-to store in every town large enough to have a mall.
Posted on 4/19/26 at 11:17 am to Pepperoni
2, 3, 4, 1, 5
5 is last because I don't want to work for it
5 is last because I don't want to work for it
Posted on 4/19/26 at 11:18 am to Nole Man
So long to roebucks jeans and diehard batteries.
Posted on 4/19/26 at 11:19 am to Nole Man
Easy to blame private equity but the truth is once growth stalls, original owners are almost never willing to make the cutbacks necessary to keep smooth operations going and end up selling while they can.
PE just starts squeezing the juice and accelerating the process that was already underway.
PE just starts squeezing the juice and accelerating the process that was already underway.
Posted on 4/19/26 at 11:19 am to ksayetiger
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2, 3, 4, 1, 5
5 is last because I don't want to work for it
Posted on 4/19/26 at 11:24 am to Nole Man
Posted on 4/19/26 at 11:30 am to Nole Man
I 'member the Sears catalogs, ahh good times 
Posted on 4/19/26 at 11:46 am to Nole Man
Sears & Roebuck: Amazon a hundred plus years before Amazon was even an idea.
Research papers and doctoral theses will be written about the rise and ultimate downfall of S&R.
Research papers and doctoral theses will be written about the rise and ultimate downfall of S&R.
This post was edited on 4/19/26 at 11:46 am
Posted on 4/19/26 at 11:51 am to forkedintheroad
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Easy to blame private equity but the truth is once growth stalls, original owners are almost never willing to make the cutbacks necessary to keep smooth operations going and end up selling while they can
If I remember correctly, Sears used to sell a an inventory that was largely produced domestically.
They were the first mail order business, so they could have fit perfectly in the internet sales market. However, they couldn’t have competed price-wise with products produced overseas.
Posted on 4/19/26 at 11:54 am to Nole Man
My favorite quote of all time was in Jeff Foxworthy's roast Greg Giraldo makes fun of Bill Engvall and goes:
"He's got seven comedy CDs and without Bill, Sears would have no comedy section."
That's all I got.
"He's got seven comedy CDs and without Bill, Sears would have no comedy section."
That's all I got.
Posted on 4/19/26 at 11:55 am to Nole Man
My grandparents were die hard Sears/Whirlpool/Craftsmen people.
Sears main customer base has king died off and they did not adapt.
Sears main customer base has king died off and they did not adapt.
Posted on 4/19/26 at 11:59 am to TheFonz
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My grandparents were die hard Sears/Whirlpool/Craftsmen people.
Your grandparents were wise people!
Posted on 4/19/26 at 12:03 pm to beerJeep
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wonder how many sears homes are still around.
There’s a ton of them around here
Only like 8 of the big colonial mansions supposedly still exist though. I know there’s one on Lake Washington in Glen Allan, Ms that’s decaying away
Posted on 4/19/26 at 12:05 pm to Nole Man
I could spend all day smelling those tires
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