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Post by rkmo: Garbage Collector on Oct 15, 2018 10:17:54 GMT -5
www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/10/15/sears-holdings-bankruptcy-store-closures/1645971002/Thought since this is a retailer that sells Mattel figures this should be mentioned: Sears Holdings continued its downfall by declaring Chapter 11 bankruptcy this morning and announced almost 150 more Sears and Kmart closures (including my current online pickup store). They do intend to keep the remaining stores open through this holiday season as well as their online sites. Not a good look though. Guess I'll have to start getting orders mailed to my residence. Dang it.
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Post by Nivro™ on Oct 15, 2018 10:42:55 GMT -5
Haven't bought anything from Sears or kmart in 5yrs
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Post by rkmo: Garbage Collector on Oct 15, 2018 10:53:31 GMT -5
Haven't bought anything from Sears or kmart in 5yrs I've been using their site for years to buy RSC figs and accessories, usually redeeming points to get great deals (which I assume is the reason they haven't been able to get outta the red). I just placed a $90 order last night, set to be delivered to a closing store. Awaiting my cancellation email as I type this... |
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Post by hbkowns on Oct 15, 2018 11:08:12 GMT -5
Yeah Sears hasn’t been really doing much for me lately. I did find E17 Mankind there at one time. Pretty cool.
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Post by Crossfit Jesus on Oct 15, 2018 11:09:59 GMT -5
Never seen a Sears or Kmart in my area
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Post by WCWThunderRosa on Oct 15, 2018 11:19:18 GMT -5
My Sears closed at the beginning of the year. It was in a dying mall so it was only a matter of time (anyone who goes in the PA findings thread will have heard me talk about the Hanover mall before)
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Post by LuisTX on Oct 15, 2018 11:22:26 GMT -5
I never saw a great selection of figures at Sears, but I think I may have bought one figure ever from there. Sears was always the entrance of my city's mall, and even if I wasn't going to buy anything from there, I always started my work through the mall through Sears, so it will be a shame to see it go, but they haven't done great business for a very very long time. I remember when I was a kid them having a big video game area downstairs with consoles out you can play. A few years later, that all moved upstairs and downstairs became all about clothes and tools. Seems like when they started focusing more on clothes than anything else is when the decline started.
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Post by Da Handsome 1 on Oct 15, 2018 11:28:29 GMT -5
Haven’t stepped into a Sears for years.
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Post by RybackV1 on Oct 15, 2018 12:19:02 GMT -5
Rip
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Post by stc13 on Oct 15, 2018 12:23:44 GMT -5
The loss of Sears, K-Mart, and TRU in a short span leaves a lot of large retail spaces empty. Not to mention the closure of many malls nationwide. Definitely not a good thing, but it could eventually open the door to some innovative uses of the space.
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Post by Mongo Bears on Oct 15, 2018 12:29:08 GMT -5
No big loss.
Expect more store closings as long as minimum wages keep going up.
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Post by Army of Doinks on Oct 15, 2018 12:32:06 GMT -5
No big loss. Expect more store closings as long as minimum wages keep going up. Truth |
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Post by venomeratt on Oct 15, 2018 13:01:24 GMT -5
My sears ripped out their toy department about 5 years back and never replaced it.
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Post by punksnotdead on Oct 15, 2018 13:51:20 GMT -5
I think Legends series 6 was the last time I bought something from Kmart. It might have been 4, but I know it was a Warrior wave.
I don't have the nostalgia attachment to Kmart I do TRU. I had an attachment to Venture as a kid and Kmart replaced Venture where I'm from. My grandparents go-to clothes shopping spot was Sears when I was a kid. My best memories there were playing the standing Sega and Nintendo units they had in the store. I never had a Sega because I was a Nintendo/SNES kid. So I logged as much time on Sonic in Sears as I could get whenever I was there. I'm positive I've said this before but it's always surreal to see stores of this magnitude close down.
I think retail dying is sad. I love Amazon as much as the next guy but there is an experience with going into a store and shopping that you can't get online. The same way I miss the hell out of video stores. Not once have I ever felt flipping through Netflix for 30 minutes was the same experience as I used to get going to Blockbuster. From a business perspective, I'm not questioning why these places die, but I just think it's crazy we're down to so few.
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Post by Thought Collector on Oct 15, 2018 14:03:46 GMT -5
I think Legends series 6 was the last time I bought something from Kmart. It might have been 4, but I know it was a Warrior wave. I don't have the nostalgia attachment to Kmart I do TRU. I had an attachment to Venture as a kid and Kmart replaced Venture where I'm from. My grandparents go-to clothes shopping spot was Sears when I was a kid. My best memories there were playing the standing Sega and Nintendo units they had in the store. I never had a Sega because I was a Nintendo/SNES kid. So I logged as much time on Sonic in Sears as I could get whenever I was there. I'm positive I've said this before but it's always surreal to see stores of this magnitude close down. I think retail dying is sad. I love Amazon as much as the next guy but there is an experience with going into a store and shopping that you can't get online. The same way I miss the hell out of video stores. Not once have I ever felt flipping through Netflix for 30 minutes was the same experience as I used to get going to Blockbuster. From a business perspective, I'm not questioning why these places die, but I just think it's crazy we're down to so few. Yeah, while having this like copies being rented out already was frustrating, it was so much fun to head to the local video stores on Friday or Saturday nights where you generally knew the counter people and could talk about movies and look around or grab bags of popcorn. Sort of like heading out to a bar or water cooler talk lol. Same goes for the lost experience of arcades. |
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Post by zigglerfan97 on Oct 15, 2018 14:48:53 GMT -5
My Sears closed last week. I found an Elite Apollo Crews there oddly in the tools section last month. Already had him.
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Post by TheLastDude on Oct 15, 2018 14:51:05 GMT -5
Wow. Somehow the four closest to me that have survived all the closings are still hanging in there.
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Post by stc13 on Oct 15, 2018 15:18:25 GMT -5
I think Legends series 6 was the last time I bought something from Kmart. It might have been 4, but I know it was a Warrior wave. I don't have the nostalgia attachment to Kmart I do TRU. I had an attachment to Venture as a kid and Kmart replaced Venture where I'm from. My grandparents go-to clothes shopping spot was Sears when I was a kid. My best memories there were playing the standing Sega and Nintendo units they had in the store. I never had a Sega because I was a Nintendo/SNES kid. So I logged as much time on Sonic in Sears as I could get whenever I was there. I'm positive I've said this before but it's always surreal to see stores of this magnitude close down. I think retail dying is sad. I love Amazon as much as the next guy but there is an experience with going into a store and shopping that you can't get online. The same way I miss the hell out of video stores. Not once have I ever felt flipping through Netflix for 30 minutes was the same experience as I used to get going to Blockbuster. From a business perspective, I'm not questioning why these places die, but I just think it's crazy we're down to so few. Yeah, while having this like copies being rented out already was frustrating, it was so much fun to head to the local video stores on Friday or Saturday nights where you generally knew the counter people and could talk about movies and look around or grab bags of popcorn. Sort of like heading out to a bar or water cooler talk lol. Same goes for the lost experience of arcades. I think the one thing missing for me is that personal connection. You could go to the video store and odds were whoever was working there could recommend a few good movies you wouldn't have seen otherwise, or the people working in the tools section at Sears could help you find the right tool for the job. I feel like if I go to Home Depot I can barely get someone's attention, and the people working at department stores rarely know more than their hand scanner tells them. Online resources can make that cheaper and more accessible, but I don't know that it's a better experience all around. It's crazy how far Sears has fallen. A century ago the Sears catalog was THE place for almost anything under the sun. And even as of a few years ago Craftsman was one of the most recognizable and respected brand names there was. |
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Post by marino13 on Oct 15, 2018 15:54:06 GMT -5
I check my local Kmart every few months. Honestly, I hate going in there. Mostly because I have a fear of being stabbed..... by their employees!
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Post by Deep Figure Value on Oct 15, 2018 15:58:22 GMT -5
I guess in the vain of Americana, it's a bit disappointing to see things going down this way, but all the same, count me among those not surprised in the least.
I spent close to five years with Sears between 2008 and 2013, in a variety of roles ranging from merchandising to sales to department level management across four separate divisions, and it was the last retail oriented job I held across three major American retailers. To go from companies that thrive and maintain a finger on the pulse of modern consumer habits into a place like Sears and seeing what they think they're doing to capitalize on said habits demonstrates a gap in management ideology that could span the Atlantic. The Walton family, in spite of being the operational powerhouse behind what is commonly revered as the penultimate beacon of poor employee-employer relations, offers more incentive to accrue tenure than Sears does. Think back to how many times your local Wal-Mart has received a storewide facelift over the past 10-15 years, then walk into your nearest Sears and consider what decade it reminds you of.
This has been building for 13 years. It's just a wonder it's take this long.
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I dont know good luck