Topics regarding layoffs at Sears

Topics regarding layoffs at Sears

Michigan minimum wage increases to $9.25 1/1/2018

Should be interesting to see if this puts more pressure to close stores in michigan seeing that too many shoppers are using their “Points” to pay for their purchases.. when management starts telling you don’t Offer to check customers point balance... — read more 

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| 1380 views | | 7 replies (last October 6, 2017)
Post ID: @OP+PCk7NvJ

Another loan

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/sears-is-again-borrowing-from-owner-and-ceo-eddie-lampert-2017-10-05

Sears Home Services

What is the deal? Are they selling this off or not? Does anyone even want to buy it?

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| 1000 views | | 3 replies (last October 11, 2017)
Post ID: @OP+PB1gCzQ

Big announcement

The big announcement will tie in with this: Amazon Is Testing Its Own Delivery Service to Rival FedEx and UPS https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-05/amazon-is-said-to-test-own-delivery-service-to-rival-fedex-ups That’s why one touch was... — read more 

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| 1600 views | | 9 replies (last October 7, 2017)
Post ID: @OP+PB6AI3p

Sears Canada on the ropes

Court gave them 3 days to get a reorganization deal done or liquidate the whole business and pay the creditors. Sears USA employees- get on with finding a new career elsewhere. Eddie owns more than 50% of Sears Canada FWIW

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| 890 views | | 1 reply (October 4, 2017)
Post ID: @OP+PAxpx8s

Sears Backroom Associate

The Sears near me is desperate for employees. This will be a third job for me. I understand how the Kmart backroom process works fully. I left in 01/2014 since I was laid off. Is the Sears one similar? I understand there is no "Backroom Lead"... — read more 

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| 2440 views | | 19 replies (last October 12, 2017)
Post ID: @OP+PACxiQl

Closings

Sorry, that is kmart 4130, not sears.

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| 1060 views | | 3 replies (last October 5, 2017)
Post ID: @OP+PAUCNts

More closings

Found out last night 4130 in omaha is closing. Anyone else?

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| 1310 views | | 6 replies (last October 5, 2017)
Post ID: @OP+PAWGSYn

Tool gift bar

No gift bar listed in msp what's up with that

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| 1170 views | | 6 replies (last October 3, 2017)
Post ID: @OP+Pyc92sC

The Future

Well, popcorn has announced the big meeting, so it must be official, two billionaires (Bezos and ??? Gates or Maybe???) are going to Pump SHLD full of cash. So much money they are going to remodel everything and get us back to the glory days. So what... — read more 

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| 1900 views | | 7 replies (last October 3, 2017)
Post ID: @OP+PyQ1oFv

Auto Center Headaches

So the problem with the auto centers is this, so many people come in to try to get a free or highly prorated battery out of us, and then you try to up sell them on high profit margin services like brake work or serpentine belt replacement but they... — read more 

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| 1450 views | | 19 replies (last October 7, 2017)
Post ID: @OP+PyfRovu

No seasonal hires nor extra hours???

I don't know if each DM is taking a different approach. I got word yesterday that apparently our store is not going to hire any seasonal workers. I still believe its a bunch of BS for them not to hire any seasonal workers at this point its crazy come... — read more 

Sears canada

More store closures for sears Canada, another 10 department stores and 1 home store ,Sears Canada also looking to extend their bankrupsy protection to Nov./17 .Doesn't look good up here.

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| 753 views | | 1 reply (October 2, 2017)
Post ID: @OP+PxTGbhR

Big Meeting this week!!!!

Popcorn here and there is a big meeting this week. Eddie is coming to town for it to meet with some huge game changers. Can't say who these game changers are but they don't come much bigger than these two. Both are billionaires. The infusion of... — read more 

Silence of the popcorns

Awful quiet... Eerily quiet. No asset sales, no layoffs, no financial engineering. Something big is about to happen. Quiet before the storm!

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| 1160 views | | 3 replies (last October 1, 2017)
Post ID: @OP+PwSNHEk

Just a heads up for anyone who gets the boot.

You will more then likely have to fight for 88sears to pay your vacation! They will put the hours on your check, but there won't be any money attached to it.....sneaky ba$tards!

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| 1690 views | | 11 replies (last October 2, 2017)
Post ID: @OP+PvVOumd

Cutting even more hours to bring in new hires

I don't know if this is happening company wide, but I've heard that our DM is demanding that all part timers be cut to a ridiculously low number of hours in order to make room for the a supposed wave of new hires. I would assume that these new hires... — read more 

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| 1820 views | | 11 replies (last October 3, 2017)
Post ID: @OP+Pv7zuKn

WE ALL ARE MORONS

... for staying with this company for so long. But come tomorrow, my moron days are over. Since I can start a new job on Monday, I'm going to no call/no show and enjoy a long weekend. My managers deserve no notice or courtesy because of the way they... — read more 

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| 1750 views | | 13 replies (last October 13, 2017)
Post ID: @OP+PupaLIq

Sears/Kmart Pay vs other major retailers.

I just received an email from a district recruiter with Sears Full Line stores. Inviting me to a job fair at the Sears near me. I replied to her email about the pay rate and she said it is still $7.25hr but you can get paid $2.00 for every credit app... — read more 

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| 1660 views | | 8 replies (last September 29, 2017)
Post ID: @OP+PtC2151

SHLD Associates = Humanity

The precarious situation at SHLD sometimes leads to heated discussions on this board. During some of these exchanges assumptions are made, accusations are trumpeted and associates at all levels are derided. While reading random articles on the... — read more 

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| 1380 views | | 9 replies (last September 27, 2017)
Post ID: @OP+PsxN0RH

Don't ask the member to use their SYW points

WE were told again today to stop asking the members to use their points, only use the points if the member asks if they have any points. Not that this is shocking, but when we were told to write up the people that are asking every member to see how... — read more 

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| 2610 views | | 22 replies (last October 3, 2017)
Post ID: @OP+PsrW8Km

NO WORD FROM POPCORN

POPCORN MUST have been let go ... it's Thursday, all the predictions were for today and nothing new has been talked about. maybe there done closing stores for this year.

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| 4010 views | | 33 replies (last September 26, 2017)
Post ID: @OP+PneP6KH

Vendor portal

I am no longer an employee so I can't log in anymore, but any current employee can. Type your store # into the search area to keep track of your store... — read more 

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| 2080 views | | 7 replies (last September 23, 2017)
Post ID: @OP+PnLkE4P

Kmart Pharmacy Closure

To the last poster, I've been told there is way more than 1 pharmacy closing. Anyone have an exact number? And which pharmacies??

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| 1270 views | | 4 replies (last September 21, 2017)
Post ID: @OP+PmuRQxw

Kmart pharmacy closure

The Kmart I currently work at has announced today that it's pharmacy will be closing within 30 days. Is this an indication of where the store is heading or a way for us to eliminate an area that was losing money?

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| 2170 views | | 11 replies (last September 21, 2017)
Post ID: @OP+Pm4Kff1

Let the micro management continue

We now have to call the DM every time we have to say no to an on-line order .... this is getting out of hand if you ask me . AS the person always has to say, on this one I agree time to DRAIN THE SWAMP

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| 1530 views | | 10 replies (last September 25, 2017)
Post ID: @OP+Plg7MkV

Holiday Transformation Panel

10 — 11 a.m. CDT Tuesday, Sept. 26 Hoffman Estates General Session Room or Webcast Watch as they discuss what we’re doing differently this year in an effort to drive a more profitable outcome for Holiday 2017. This interactive session will give you... — read more 

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| 1290 views | | 5 replies (last September 20, 2017)
Post ID: @OP+Plxp7J3

Sad look at a closing store

Picked over and battered, Sarasota Sears store closes I thought this title is an ideal allegory for the entire Sears. Just take out the Sarasota and store, and soon enough, this will be all that is left of the entire company... — read more 

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| 920 views | | 1 reply (September 20, 2017)
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