re: Sears and KMart closing more stores

I remember when Cramer said shld would be the next brk/a

The execs did see it. The current CEO Eddie Lampert set it up to where he would make more money off the real estate than keeping the stores open.

Where will I buy Craftman’s tools?

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Where will I buy Craftman’s tools?

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Saw them at Lowe's yesterday.

My grandparents were very loyal Sears people. But like a lot of very loyal Sears people, they're dead now. Sears didn't adapt with technology to attract young people. Survival of the fittest.

Sears has been going downhill for years. Hooking up with K-Mart didn't help them one bit.

The store on Veterans Blvd. in Metairie is like a ghost town. I swear, you could shoot of several rounds of birdshot in that place and not hit a soul.

I don't know how much longer that one can stay in business and it wouldn't surprise me to see it on the list of closures.

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Sears is looking at selling off Kenmore. I think they sold Craftsman a few years ago.

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Lowes is carrying craftsman now

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The store on Veterans Blvd. in Metairie is like a ghost town. I

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Few weeks ago, I was looking for some new grilling tools. Looked around and what I wanted, at the best price, was actually at Sears, and there was an additional 30% if you ordered it online for store pickup.

I did so. I have not shopped at Sears in years.

About an hour later, got an e-mail with a bar code, instructions on where exactly to park, where to enter the store. Did as told. Walked into an old hallway where there was a kiosk with a sign saying to scan your bar code. I did so, and about 90 seconds later, out comes a man with my order.

It was a very, very easy experience and I never stepped foot on the sales floor.

But it's probably too little, too late.

Now Kmart? I have no concept how they are still operational, at all. Every time I go there, which is rare, I want to shoot myself. It is 100 times worse than WalMarks could ever be.

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About an hour later, got an e-mail with a bar code, instructions on where exactly to park, where to enter the store. Did as told. Walked into an old hallway where there was a kiosk with a sign saying to scan your bar code. I did so, and about 90 seconds later, out comes a man with my order.

It was a very, very easy experience and I never stepped foot on the sales floor.

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Did similar a few years back on a tv, and also a saw... I can’t imagine saying “let’s go to sears” but will check them online for the right types of purchases

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Sears didn't adapt with technology to attract young people. Survival of the fittest.

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Seems strange to me because the catalog was a precursor to online shopping. I think getting rid of the catalog was the start of their downfall. I can see how they could have ramped that up to be a big online retailer like Amazon. They had a lot of the pieces in place at one time.