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In reply to the discussion: The demise of "Sears" [View all]DeminPennswoods
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Sears was a go-to for durable products - I never understood buying clothes from them.
LeftInTX
Jun 2018
#23
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
I remember ordering drapes from Penney's and having them delivered to the store.
LeftInTX
Jun 2018
#24
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
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
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
Think broader... I said, they should go to the black colleges and seek people to run it
Civic Justice
Jun 2018
#34
Who said anything about passing a Law, if people here are so democratically minded,
Civic Justice
Jun 2018
#42