https://www.inyoregister.com/news/bishop-plaza-owner-positive-about-prospect/article_103d6b26-88f5-11ec-be20-abe85216821b.html
12 replies (most recent on top)
You can get a hometown for free, just take over losses
I'm sure Sears Corporate would let anyone hang their sign who was willing to pay the big franchise fee even if they only had a fruit stand in their front yard.
Some guy bought the Kmart sign that hung at the last store in Minneapolis. Saw he put it in his front yard for Christmas a couple of years back.
At one time the Bishop CA Hometown Store was the most profitable and successful Hometown Store in the whole country. They actually had their own warehouse and delivery trucks. In addition to Bishop they had all of the Mammoth Lakes ski resort condos and homes and the surrounding areas locked up. It was a truly amazing operation that was there for years. The owners were great people and had been there forever.
"No, anyone cannot purchase a sign that Says Sears, any more than they can purchase a sign that Says Mcdonalds."
Um... Ok.
I have a couple Sears signs. Some nice vintage Sears service station signs from the 60's.
A quick search on ebay turned up a few McDonald's signs as well.
No, anyone cannot purchase a sign that Says Sears, any more than they can purchase a sign that Says Mcdonalds. To become a franchisee of either, a legal contract must be signed, and then the owner becomes a licensee of that brand. Virtually every Mcdonalds, Burger King, Wendys, on Earth is franchised. If we didn't count franchised locations, then there would be almost zero Mcdonalds counted. Does anyone realistically think there are zero Mcdonalds on Earth? Of course not! Why should Sears be any different? So franchised locations d@mn sure DO count.
@own+1fjGn1fN And? So are most hotels and chain restaurants. Virtually every Wendys, BK, Applebees, KFC, Pizza Hut, etc., are independently owned. THEY STILL COUNT! Thanks for sharing this OP, but you should have mentioned Sears Hometowns in your post, just for clarity.
Yes, anyone can purchase one of those signs that says "Sears"
Sign says Sears in the picture. 🤷♂️
Still of interest, though, as these Hometown closings cause job losses and indicate the state of the company.
Sears *HOMETOWN
Most Hometown stores are independently owned and operated.