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smirkymonkey

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37. It's also difficult to assess the quality of online clothing unless you are very familiar with the
Fri Jun 1, 2018, 06:22 PM
Jun 2018

retailer, and even then there is no guarantee. I like online shopping for other things, but I would rather buy clothing in brick and mortar stores unless I am ordering staples like black pants or khaki shorts - things like that.

The demise of "Sears" [View all] Civic Justice Jun 2018 OP
A big part of it is the convienence of online shopping bearsfootball516 Jun 2018 #1
The only major disadvantage to online shopping Proud Liberal Dem Jun 2018 #5
This wonkwest Jun 2018 #7
Sears was a go-to for durable products - I never understood buying clothes from them. LeftInTX Jun 2018 #23
Craftsman was the big one wonkwest Jun 2018 #25
When I was growing up, I had lots of clothes from Sears. LisaM Jun 2018 #26
I will miss them Cosmocat Jun 2018 #31
It's also difficult to assess the quality of online clothing unless you are very familiar with the smirkymonkey Jun 2018 #37
Sears' biggest mistake was closing their catalog division just as online sales got started csziggy Jun 2018 #14
Great insight and informative article LeftInTX Jun 2018 #22
Last things I bought at Sears were appliances ten years ago csziggy Jun 2018 #43
I remember ordering drapes from Penney's and having them delivered to the store. LeftInTX Jun 2018 #24
Seems to me,it was and is all about the Wellstone ruled Jun 2018 #2
Exactly. Sears (and KMart) were purposely destroyed. LisaM Jun 2018 #27
Sad to say,so many Wellstone ruled Jun 2018 #28
While he walks away a billionaire. smirkymonkey Jun 2018 #38
That appeared to be his game play Wellstone ruled Jun 2018 #40
If it were up to me, I would have these greedy pigs executed. smirkymonkey Jun 2018 #41
Exactly DeminPennswoods Jun 2018 #46
JC Penny too..... ProudMNDemocrat Jun 2018 #3
Sears could have been a leader into the future, but IMO it's a typical example of management RKP5637 Jun 2018 #4
You're so right. The distribution centers and catalog could've morphed into their... brush Jun 2018 #15
As stated above.... The Sear's Catalog setup... magicarpet Jun 2018 #6
Blockbuster could have done the same thing Kaleva Jun 2018 #11
Borders Books also did themselves in by not embracing online sales. muntrv Jun 2018 #30
Craftsman hand tools were made in the USA then they made them overseas. pwb Jun 2018 #8
Craftsman tools will outlive Sears Brother Buzz Jun 2018 #10
Sears was designed to fail pimpbot Jun 2018 #9
Lack of diversity did not kill Sears Kaleva Jun 2018 #12
I was not speak only of racism diversity, but age diversity, style diversity, etc.. Civic Justice Jun 2018 #20
malls killed the Main St stores....now online shopping is killing the remaining brick/morter dept st Rene Jun 2018 #13
Civic Justice, if you had said that about any other company I'd agree with you jmowreader Jun 2018 #16
You're advocating for race-based hiring practices? Mosby Jun 2018 #17
if that's how you see it, but the Point is INCLUDING whom has been previously OMITTED AND IGNORED. Civic Justice Jun 2018 #19
Sears was doing mail order shippments before anyone knew about an internet. Civic Justice Jun 2018 #18
W. T. F. nt Dreamer Tatum Jun 2018 #21
One of their recent CEOs, Lampert, was an Ayn Randian TlalocW Jun 2018 #29
With bare respect, this is a leap too far. procon Jun 2018 #32
Think broader... I said, they should go to the black colleges and seek people to run it Civic Justice Jun 2018 #34
You're using race as the exclusive criteria that would have saved Sears. procon Jun 2018 #35
Let' me help you understand... Civic Justice Jun 2018 #36
So its like, "What have you got to lose?" procon Jun 2018 #39
Who said anything about passing a Law, if people here are so democratically minded, Civic Justice Jun 2018 #42
Corporations don't work like that. procon Jun 2018 #44
I don't care to spin in a endless circle, think as it best suits Civic Justice Jun 2018 #45
Demise of Sears Yuorik57 Jun 2018 #33
Oh, please. Time marches on. That's all there is to it... CTyankee Jun 2018 #47
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