Are there really vendors out there that stupid? Don't they ever read financial news or are they just "risky mavericks"?
Amazing how a company aspires to a level where they are worthy of selling to Sears and other big box stores - not something any ole' dummy can do. Then they risk getting the big bone from Sears not paying them? Maybe they just "branded stuff" from manufactures, made lots of money, left the businesses to their kids and their spoiled kids just hired people to run their distribution business and don't pay attention and are oblivious to the situations because the managers they have don't say anything as they are milking these businesses?
I can't think of anything else.