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Posted: 4/21/2016 7:24:41 PM EDT
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I cannot fathom why K Mart still exists.
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Posted: 4/21/2016 7:25:37 PM EDT
[#2]
KMarts are still around?
What about Jamesways? |
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Posted: 4/21/2016 7:26:40 PM EDT
[#3]
Less than 5 percent. |
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Posted: 4/21/2016 7:26:44 PM EDT
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Good riddance. Sears has been managed like a big, dumb animal for decades. It's time for them to hang it up.
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Posted: 4/21/2016 7:27:37 PM EDT
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I cannot fathom why K Mart still exists. No shit. Every time I see one, it's having a going out of business sale. Been that way for years. But it never seems to actually go out of business. |
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Posted: 4/21/2016 7:29:40 PM EDT
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Consumer driven business in a nation of broke consumers is destined to fail.
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Posted: 4/21/2016 7:30:05 PM EDT
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Not surprised, the K-Mart near me closed this past winter.
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Posted: 4/21/2016 7:32:36 PM EDT
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KMarts are still around? What about Jamesways? I actually remember Jamesway way back when I was a kid. I'm 28 now. |
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Posted: 4/21/2016 7:34:29 PM EDT
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Cody has a Kmart. Parking lot is always mostly empty. Wal-Mart is jammed at all hours.
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Posted: 4/21/2016 7:34:39 PM EDT
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Kmart near me is old as hell, run down. Mostly old people and minorities that shop there. I guess they've spent enough to keep it going.
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Posted: 4/21/2016 7:37:23 PM EDT
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Doesn't K-Mart own Sears?
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Posted: 4/21/2016 7:41:17 PM EDT
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Kmart we shop at from time to time is directly across from a supercenter.
Supercenter is always packed, kmart always dead but no surprise they close the store at 8pm every day but sunday and 6pm that day. Like hitting kmart after hunting season is over when they clearance stuff out. Always get a couple pairs of mitten/gloves for a couple bucks or zip up hoodies for 7 bucks or so. Insulated underwear for a couple dollars,etc. |
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Posted: 4/21/2016 7:41:48 PM EDT
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There used to be a Sears store in my neck of the burbs, and it was tools and hardware and yardware only.
That's what they should do with ALL Sears stores. Get rid of all the cheap jewelry, FSA clothing, electronics, kitchenware, etc. |
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Posted: 4/21/2016 7:42:05 PM EDT
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Doesn't K-Mart own Sears? Yes. |
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Posted: 4/21/2016 7:42:39 PM EDT
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Sears bought out, then ass raped to death Western Auto back in 1994. And they have been failing ever since. I hope they suffer a miserable death!
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Posted: 4/21/2016 7:42:56 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I cannot fathom why K Mart still exists.  |
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Posted: 4/21/2016 7:46:23 PM EDT
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Not surprised, the K-Mart near me closed this past winter. how could you tell? |
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Posted: 4/21/2016 7:49:50 PM EDT
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K Mart and Sears have both been going down the toilet for years and years now. They closed the Sears nearest to me 18 months ago.
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Posted: 4/21/2016 7:52:02 PM EDT
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I cannot fathom why K Mart still exists. I have not been in a K-Mart since 1986. |
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Posted: 4/21/2016 7:52:34 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I cannot fathom why K Mart still exists. same here |
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Posted: 4/21/2016 7:52:38 PM EDT
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The one Mom works at is closing in July. The key to what has kept stores opened this long is year around layaway.
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Posted: 4/21/2016 7:53:16 PM EDT
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http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2016/04/21/list-sears-kmart-stores-closing-across-us/83356912/[/url]
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Posted: 4/21/2016 7:56:06 PM EDT
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Sears has been on life support for years.
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Posted: 4/21/2016 8:02:40 PM EDT
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I like Sears and K-Mart, pay about 5% above Walmart, no waiting to check out, no pain in the ass to park. Walmart is a fuckin nightmare to fight crowds and then check out. I know I am in the minority here.
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Posted: 4/21/2016 8:08:16 PM EDT
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I was at the kmart near me about 2 weeks ago. Got some weatherstripping and hand heaters that were on clearance.
There were very few other customers in the store. I have no idea how they make enough money to keep the lights on. |
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Posted: 4/21/2016 8:11:54 PM EDT
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Consumer driven business in a nation of broke consumers is destined to fail. But they told me the other day on the radio that things were getting better! 
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Posted: 4/21/2016 8:13:22 PM EDT
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One here is closing this week and another one next month
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Posted: 4/21/2016 8:13:35 PM EDT
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Consumer driven business in a nation of broke consumers is destined to fail. Amazon and on-line retailers aren't doing them any favors. |
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Posted: 4/21/2016 8:16:10 PM EDT
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Last time I bought something at a K-Mart, I was in it b/c it was closing and i was looking for deals.
Got some fishing gear at a decent price, but some stuff's closeout prices were just starting to match amazon prices. Except for craftsman tools, those were all shipped to other stores 
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Posted: 4/21/2016 8:25:59 PM EDT
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Our local Kmart just closed this month, it had been clearancing off stuff for the last month or two. In a brilliant marketing move, the store went in and marked everything up at least 30%, then started selling items off at 10-30% "discount"....and people ate it up. You should have seen the crap people were buying at marked up prices, thinking they were getting a deal because it was on clearance. I guess KMart has been studying the Cheaper Than Dirt method of selling stuff....
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Posted: 4/21/2016 8:28:59 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/21/2016 8:29:03 PM EDT
[#32]
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I have not been in a K-Mart since 1986. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I cannot fathom why K Mart still exists. I have not been in a K-Mart since 1986. The cool thing is, if you ever go into another one, it will STILL feel just like 1986. Same thing with Sears. |
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Posted: 4/21/2016 8:32:14 PM EDT
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I miss the old sears. 23 years ago at 18 they gave me my first line of credit. :/ I bought tools.
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Posted: 4/21/2016 8:38:02 PM EDT
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Local Kmart was higher than Walmart or Sears in the mall.........their demise was foretold long ago.
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Posted: 4/21/2016 8:38:41 PM EDT
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It is the other way around. Sears owns K-Mart (under the umbrella of the Sears Holdings Corp.).
No matter. I'm surprised that it has taken this long for the both of them. I expect JC Penney to soon follow suit. BK |
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Posted: 4/21/2016 8:41:41 PM EDT
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I cannot fathom why K Mart still exists. Because some people just hate the feeling of seeing Barbies in the girls toy section and gi joe in the boys. |
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Posted: 4/21/2016 8:45:38 PM EDT
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I am pretty sure Walmart decided about 5+ years ago that Kmart and Sears were not serious competition. Not a huge wallyworld fan, but when I do go there I am impressed with what they sell vs. who they are trying to compete with. They also have Sams Club which is like Walmart, but for people with jobs.
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Posted: 4/21/2016 8:47:46 PM EDT
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When they quit sending out the five pound Christmas catalog I knew it was over.
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Posted: 4/21/2016 8:55:55 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/21/2016 9:07:30 PM EDT
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When they quit sending out the five pound Christmas catalog I knew it was over. That's the sad part of the story. Sears had all the infrastructure in place for a perfect internet business model and they shut it all down and bulldozed all those distribution centers just a couple of years before the internet took off. If they had foreseen what was coming and built a website version of all their catalogs they would be ahead of Amazon today by a factor of five to ten. |
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Posted: 4/21/2016 9:10:47 PM EDT
[#41]
Haven't been in a KMart in several years. When ours closed, it was always empty. I only shopped there for bottled water as they had a good deal every couple of weeks. They closed about three years ago.
Our local Sears closed last year. It was a hometown store, the owner died and they couldn't find a buyer. I spent a lot of money there over the years. |
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Posted: 4/21/2016 9:46:54 PM EDT
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Does this mean I can't return my bullets?
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Posted: 4/21/2016 10:49:27 PM EDT
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That's the sad part of the story. Sears had all the infrastructure in place for a perfect internet business model and they shut it all down and bulldozed all those distribution centers just a couple of years before the internet took off. If they had foreseen what was coming and built a website version of all their catalogs they would be ahead of Amazon today by a factor of five to ten. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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When they quit sending out the five pound Christmas catalog I knew it was over. That's the sad part of the story. Sears had all the infrastructure in place for a perfect internet business model and they shut it all down and bulldozed all those distribution centers just a couple of years before the internet took off. If they had foreseen what was coming and built a website version of all their catalogs they would be ahead of Amazon today by a factor of five to ten. That's exactly what I was telling a coworker last week when we were having this conversation. Sears had all the infrastructure for an ass kicking online presence and they flushed it. I haven't shopped Kmart since they shut down their gun sales back in the early 90's. |
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Posted: 4/21/2016 11:18:55 PM EDT
[#44]
Anyone remember Kresge?
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Posted: 4/22/2016 10:32:25 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Anyone remember Kresge? Was my favorite store when I was 3. |
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Posted: 4/22/2016 10:43:38 AM EDT
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*shrug*
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Posted: 4/22/2016 12:50:58 PM EDT
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The "Dime Store" with soda fountain / lunch counter, toys and hygine stuff along with a pharmacy? Was my favorite store when I was 3. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Anyone remember Kresge? Was my favorite store when I was 3. Some of them had cafeterias/restaurants and a pinball arcade too. I also liked the place. They became K-Mart. |
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Posted: 4/22/2016 12:53:18 PM EDT
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Cody has a Kmart. Parking lot is always mostly empty. Wal-Mart is jammed at all hours. Billings is the same way. And yeah.... whenever I'm visiting my dad in Cody, I see that empty Kmart lot. |
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Posted: 4/22/2016 1:01:19 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Cody has a Kmart. Parking lot is always mostly empty. Wal-Mart is jammed at all hours. |
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Posted: 4/22/2016 1:05:15 PM EDT
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Kmart will go the way of Gold Circle and Ontarios.
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