If you are Transformoco and had the job of choosing new store locations, where should they be? We got three great Home & Life Sears stores, when do you think we can expect new Kmarts & where? Eddie didn't give up on this company, we shouldn't either... — read more
Sears Home Services is the only success?
I've done a lot of reading online and it seems that the only two business making money at this time is in home repairs including home improvements and servicelive. Do you guys think the company will carry on with only these two divisions? If they... — read more
Can Seritage and Eddie hold on? When does Warren come calling?
https://seekingalpha.com/pr/18295278-seritage-growth-properties-reports-first-quarter-2021-operating-results
Why Do Some of You Want Kmart & Sears to Fail?
I don't get it. These are American treasures that are sadly going away very slowly. Were you glad when Blockbuster went away? Did you celebrate when Toys R Us went out of business? Or even recently Fry's Electronics or a long time ago... — read more
Is the mor.n that got banned from Reddit for stealing info still posting incorrect info here?
I laughed when that idi.t got banned for LYFE!! He shouldn't have stolen info from others. Also, Brooklyn Kmart: https://imgur.com/m58FuQB
22 Kmarts are remaining - 4/29/21
OFFICIAL LIST AS PROVIDED BY CORPORATE: Costa Mesa California 4047 2200 O Freedom California 3725 1702 O Grass Valley California 9746 111 O South Lake Tahoe California 9153 1056 O Key... — read more
Sears has more than $80 million in unpaid bills?
https://www.wsj.com/articles/sears-bankruptcy-has-80-million-in-unpaid-essential-bills-11619728166 I'm not surprised about the amount of money owed, but I thought Sears had already exited bankruptcy?
How is Sears still a thing?
My store closed more than five years ago in one of the major closing waves. I honestly thought the entire company would be gone by the end of that or the following year. How is it still standing???? I remember having issues with products, delivery... — read more
Demolition
So today some guy was in our store, unannounced, was going in restricted areas and taking pictures. When confronted and told he couldn’t be there, he said then he would just come back with the General Contractor to tear it all down. This isn’t the... — read more
What will be the count after the current round of closings complete?
It's nigh impossible to sift through the umpteen posts of trolling and misinformation surrounding this. I figure that anyone talking of the future or other nonsense is trolling, extraordinarily stupid, and almost certainly both. It's hard to... — read more
Store closings (will actually be announced April 4th, not 6th):
To be announced (this is an accurate list, sadly): 9153 South Lake Tahoe, CA 1702 Freedom, CA 2928 Key West, FL 3841 Marshall, MI 9808 Hamilton, MT 3438 Avenel, NJ 9423 Bridgehampton, NY 4731 Brooklyn, NY 9416 White Plains, NY In... — read more
Next Closing List to be released May 6th
Apparently the liquidators needed a break as they are conducting sales at other store currently so they decided against release a list of stores on April 22nd and will be releasing the next round of the stores by May 6th instead. I know someone at... — read more
Seritage axe dropped, half the company and much of executive management gone
Since Seritage still doesn't have its own board after its spin–off from Sears, here we go. . . Axe dropped by Olshan, new CEO of Seritage and chairman of the board at Olshan properties. Since COVID began half of staff have been let go including... — read more
My store works great, but...
What's going through my head right now is that the company is not in good standing and it seems like everything is sinking, but despite all that, my store is doing great! Why would I quit, which everyone recommends, if my store works great? It... — read more
Lets get real -Dose eddie really make money off the stores
I mean come on,,, hard lines are not what they were. And the consumer has changed.
List Prediction (Not Final List)
Sears Kahului, HI Media, PA Union Gap, WA Miami, FL Raleigh, NC Stockton, CA Whitter, CA Kmart Avenel, NJ Hamilton, MT Marshall, MI Bronx, NY St. Croix St. Thomas
Belleville NJ kmart
Comments from former employees
Regarding Tears for Sears
Every crumbled empire offers up its lessons. Anyone else here ever cruise past your old Sears and then stop for a moment, to think of how it was back in the day? I do it all the time. I will keep time traveling in my mind, even after they tear... — read more
People who can find a better job but stay at Sears?
I left here much earlier, but I know some people who are still there and they are certainly not people who could not find a new job. It’s almost fascinating to me why some still stay at Sears even though it’s more than obvious which direction the... — read more
Farewell Pearlridge
I used to work commission appliances at this store and was told it was #1 in the United States for appliance sales of any store. Sad ending... — read more
Hi .Everyone. I have been reading a lot here. I have a question that I would like to ask the better minds here. Where does the owner of the com
Hi .Everyone. I have been reading a lot here. I have a question that I would like to ask the better minds here. Where does the owner of the company get the money to keep stores that are losing money open? Any other retailer would have been closed... — read more
The Following Sears & Kmart Stores that are set to close for the last time today
Kmart: Long Beach, CA Hyannis, MA Silver Spring, MD Belleville, NJ Kingston, PA Willow Street, PA Rio Piedra, PR Sears: Los Angeles-Boyle Heights, CA Clovis, CA Orange, CA Sacramento, CA Brandon, FL Aiea, HI Hilo, HI North Attleboro... — read more
Hawaii Store Probably Gone Soon
https://mauinow.com/2021/04/16/queen-kaahumanu-center-struggles-along-as-foreclosure-case-is-litigated/ There were decades when Sears was a coveted anchor store for a mall. That was the case in 1972, when Sears opened its doors as a charter... — read more
Transform Operating Stores LLC Vs Demoulas Supermarkets, Inc.
Salem Planning Board hears casino site plan despite lack of landowner permission By Ryan Lessard Union Leader Correspondent Apr 15, 2021 Updated 10 hrs ago The Salem Planning Board voted Tuesday to accept a site plan for a casino in a... — read more
Avenel, NJ Kmart just confirmed is closing
Employees are bummed. I was there today and the manager basically just told everyone. Closing set for on/around July 15th. I'm sad because it's my home Kmart.... and I really liked that store. :(
a certain bullish blogger who's said for years and years he's going to make major bank on Sears Holdings stock
Anyone else notice that he scrubbed his 11 year old Twitter account very recently after trying to use it for a pump and dump? He hasn't posted on SeekingAlpha all year either. Hmmm hmmm hmmm.
NEED HELP WITH BENEFITS
CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME? MY WIFE RECENTLY PASSED AWAY AND WAS AT KMART FOR MANY YEARS. SHE d–d AND I AM TRYING TO GET INFORMATION ABOUT HER FINAL PAYCHECK AND BENEFITS INFORMATION. THE STORE MANAGER IS VERY RUDE AND HAS BEEN DISRESPECTFUL TO ME... — read more
Eddie selling Land’s End shares
Eddie is selling some Land’s End shares. Does he need another Fountainhead or is he trying to pay Warren back?
Remember Sears Canada?
Remember about four years ago when Sears Canada went bankrupt and then closed for good without paying its employees any severance? I know it's not the same company, but that was certainly a preview and a warning we should have taken more seriously... — read more
Kmart to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2022?
I heard a rumor the other day that WWE, World Wrestling Entertainment is considering inducting Kmart into their Hall of Fame 2022 class for their partnership over the years selling exclusive toys/action figures, etc. Is this true? Who would be the... — read more
Kmart inside sears
Whose idea was it to put a the Kmart inside the Sears store in NY?
Rats leaving the sinking Sears real estate ship
Sears Real Estate has become a wasteland due to the open secret that Olshan is taking over and redundancies are going to be taken care of. Multiple senior directors, directors, managers, and legal counsel have already jumped ship.
Did Sears remove online chat customer service?
I used to click Sears online chat button to reach customer service. But I cannot find it anymore. Also I cannot log into Sears Hometown account and had to check out "as a guest". Just curious, is Sears e-commerce profitable?
OOOOOOOO-right guys!!!
Who’s ready to ride the elevator up to more closings?
Products & Services Kmart + Sears Missed a Golden Opportunity On
Kmart & Sears had many chances to attract customers with products and services the other big box retailers would not do. What opportunities do you think Sears and Kmart missed opportunities with? I think when the KCafe closed down, Kmart should... — read more
The Year: 2004. You are Eddie Lampert. You own Kmart & are about to purchase Sears...
What would YOU do differently? In this move that made this company bigger than Target, it had all the potential to take on Wal-Mart... so what do you feel Ed should have done differently to make it a successful merger of two longstanding... — read more
Trying hard to find a new job?
I moved to another company but sometimes I come to this site to see if there are any changes. After I started looking for a new job, I managed to find a much better opportunity very quickly, although I did not expect it because I do not have much... — read more
How long did it take you to accept that this was an almost dead company?
I got a job a long time ago, when Sears was the second-largest retailer in the United States and back then it was a really good place to work. When things went downhill, I didn’t want to believe it and all the time I thought the stories about it... — read more