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Who cares? Just let KMart & Sears die. They've both been on a downhill slide for 25 years.
03-28-2016, 08:46 PM
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Originally Posted by MountainBiking
The closest Kmart to me has steady business. It's not dead at all. I would expect Kmart to shut down before Sears.
In regards to Sears why doesn't the chain change it's model to mimic that of Costco? A typical Sears store has the space to totally do it. Sears has the best tools ever made. It has retail: appliances, clothes, groceries, electronics, etc. They have an optometrist department, a jewelry department, etc. Sears can add a food court and offer other services. I would like to see someone rival Costco. Why not Sears?
What makes you think the people running Sears have any idea how to go head to head with something like Costco? They've completely failed at running a successful business.
As for the best tools, sorry, but no. They have mediocre tools at mediocre prices, no better than one can find at Lowe's or Home Depot. Next to brands like Wiha, Wera, and Snap-On, they're peddling disposable junk.
Actually the Hometown Sears concept does well (at least here in Montana and other rural states).
I do a lot of wrenching on my own machinery and their tools are just fine. Most of my sockets are 25-30 years old and still doing the job. My torque wrench was 10 years old when it finally gave up the ghost. Walked into Sears and handed it to the cashier- they walked to the rack and gave me a replacement.
You can't compare Craftsman to Snap-On. To replace my current tools with Snap-On equivalents would run me upwards of $20,000. Was my torque wrench more than a Blowes model? Yes. But not nearly as expensive as Snap-On.
We also got a screaming deal on a GE Cafe 30" 5 burner SS range top and I just bought a new 50" Lawn mower which is top rated in the industry. To get better you would need to go to a JD dealer.
Sears needs to exploit their niche which is small town hometown stores where the Blowes and Home Despots will not tread. Tools, appliances, lawn and garden and maybe certain home goods. Ditch the urban and suburban brick and mortar. Locally owned, lower overhead, brand specific and need specific stores. Downsize to rightsize...
I've been asking the same thing about Radio Shack for a decade. How many random electronic parts or cell phone plans can they sell in a day to pay the rent anyway?
What makes you think the people running Sears have any idea how to go head to head with something like Costco? They've completely failed at running a successful business.
As for the best tools, sorry, but no. They have mediocre tools at mediocre prices, no better than one can find at Lowe's or Home Depot. Next to brands like Wiha, Wera, and Snap-On, they're peddling disposable junk.
Sorry but yes. Craftsman are the best hand tools. I've purchased hand tools at Lowes and Home Depot (especially Home Depot) with mixed results. FWIW, Dewalt, Milwaukee, Makita and Bosch are about the same. Rigid and Ryobi are lower end but OK for light use at home or back-ups for light commercial.
Obviously the people running Sears now couldn't be able to change over the business model to a Costco- membership model. They can't even run their business now with the model they should understand. It's a shame walking into an empty Sears store. I really would like Costco to have strong competition. I despise Costco.
I used to go to Sears Auto for oil changes and other minor auto maintenances but the last time I went, no one paid any attention to me. I just stood there at the counter waiting for the two service personnel take phone calls, walking around and dealing with other customers. It was like I was invisible. After about 15 minutes, I got angry and just left. I've never been back.
I can't understand how or why they are still in business. Both obvious failures that will soon be history.
This is correct. Sears will be case study in capitalism 101 for future generations. Title: How not to run a business. These guys were the kings 40 years ago, but failed to innovate, failed to see the future. Failed to modernize. The highly paid executives took their money and bought mansions with it. Meanwhile, Wal Mart, Target, Costco, Home Depot etc caught up to them and left them in the dust.
Sears: Stop The Madness and shut the doors.
Sears 2016 = Third Reich, Jan 1945. For those of you who know history --- every battle was lost for years, and all that can be done is to stall for time.
I don't know. I still shop Kmart clothes.better then Walmart.and when did target improve the quality of their clothes?.used to be their clothes would fall apart in the washer.
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