Thread regarding Sears layoffs

I've just been shopping for a reasonably priced badminton set.

Looked at Kmart/Sears first, then checked elsewhere.

Target, including the shipping, was considerably cheaper. It wasn't even close.

Sad part about it is I think this person actually believes the crap they are posting.

Must be upper management .

@1uex "if you have to drive 100 miles just to shop at Kmart and you're not willing to then it isn't relevant whether you shop at Kmart. ... The people who live 100 miles from a Kmart likely also live 100 or 50 miles away from Target or Walmart or Kohl's."

You're still not getting it. How stupid are you? That Kmart is 60 miles away for me, and I have half a dozen Walmarts, two Targets, and two Kohl's much closer than that. Since there are ten times as many Walmarts as there are Kmarts, that will be the same kind of situation for millions of people. And you're the one who keeps insisting it matters how many people still have a Kmart within 100 miles, when the vast majority of the population is never going to drive anywhere near that far just to shop at Kmart, passing numerous other stores on the way.

@pci, if you have to drive 100 miles just to shop at Kmart and you're not willing to then it isn't relevant whether you shop at Kmart. Kmart operates in shopping areas and I would have thought it would be obvious to all but an amoeba that what's relevant is whether or not people who shop in those shopping areas shop at Kmart. Also the $12 in gas would more than be saved by shopping at Kmart. Kmart is located much closer than 100 miles or 50 miles to most people anyway. The people who live 100 miles from a Kmart likely also live 100 or 50 miles away from Target or Walmart or Kohl's. The fact of the matter is that Kmart is in most shopping areas and their prices are massively cheaper than competitors.

@qlg, This promotion of spend $40 get $20 has very little restrictions. It includes nearly everything in store and online. The other factor is that they regularly have these offers so there's always a promotion on at Kmart to get great deals. The socks are on rollback at Walmart so most weeks they would be much more expensive than Kmart and even without rewards would only be $0.43 cheaper.

Regular price Kmart $12.99 12 pack

Regular price Walmart $12.56 12 pack

Kmart rewards are not BS and not hard to use. All one has to do is ask the cashier to use their points and free cash or points earned on a previous purchase would come off.

Sears Holdings is profitable operating this way as the last quarter proved. Just because Target and Walmart make huge profits and have left their discount roots doesn't mean that Kmart can't stay true to it's discount roots and be a true discounter giving real savings to customers.

Which division of Sears do you work for, because you're marketing to the wrong people. We're current or former employees of Sears and Kmart who already roll the SYWR for all we can, at least utilize the damn 15% back discount (worthless as I found post departure), or are against patronizing SHC for whatever reason.

Get a life poster. Good god. ITS A STORE. Go do something productive with your time.

@SIDIak8-sjl It does seem like it I am just surprised that the people in charge of this site don't ban this guys its like a bunch of cheerleaders from pebble posting delusional thoughts.

@qlg And it's also not going to be cheaper to shop at Kmart if you're driving 50 or 100 miles each way to get to it like the Kmart fan keeps insisting millions of people should be willing and able to do. I would personally have to use about $12 of gas, and about 3 hours of my time in the car, to shop at my 'nearest' Kmart.

@sjl I know, this is getting ridiculous. I don't understand how this guy thinks all this cheerleading here is going to accomplish anything. Sears/Kmart employees and other interested persons come here for news about the fate of their disappearing jobs/stores, not to hear why their jobs/stores 'shouldn't' be disappearing. It's happening, like it or not.

Has anyone else noticed how these posts are sounding like some of the brainwashing garbage off of pebble?

The Kmart offer of a one time deal with time limits and restrictions for SYW members is not the same as having the lowest prices. If I want just a pack of socks with no BS, I'll go to Walmart for the lowest price.

And Unlike Walmart and Target, Kmart is not profitable operating this way. The SYW giveaways are not a sustainable program. They can't make a profit giving stuff away, and they can't get people into the stores without the discounts. Either way the company has no path to profitability.

But certainly it's a great deal for people who want to play the SYW game, while it lasts.

So basically this basket of goods with the coupon is only $27.63 at Kmart! A customer would save 47% by purchasing these items at Kmart versus Walmart. The snowflakes must be rolling in the dough if they can afford to spend double just for a bit nicer washroom!