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In reply to the discussion: Sears plans to shutter after 126 years in business as Chairman Eddie Lampert's bid fails [View all]CountAllVotes
(20,868 posts)22. No plain stupidity
Sears had a good thing going at one time.
There collapse is due to quality IMO.
I bought a Diehard battery and it lasted for 2 years. Two years! The one I replaced was 12 years old and was the original battery that came with the car! It is a Honda btw and I replaced the Diehard with a new Honda battery for $99.00 a few years ago.
The Diehard battery was supposedly the best one Sears had. Yeah right.
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Sears plans to shutter after 126 years in business as Chairman Eddie Lampert's bid fails [View all]
brooklynite
Jan 2019
OP
Mongomery Wards, Sears, and I suspect JC Penney is cllose to the same situation. No doubt from
still_one
Jan 2019
#1
Another one for Wikipedia's "List of defunct department stores of the United States" page...
Dennis Donovan
Jan 2019
#13
I was surprised to see a smaller footprint Sears store reopen recently near me at a local mall.
Freethinker65
Jan 2019
#2
I'm suspicious Lampert only made the offer so he wouldn't be remembered as the guy who killed Sears.
Gidney N Cloyd
Jan 2019
#8
we bought all our household appliances at Sears. I used to by all my tools there as well...
Javaman
Jan 2019
#21
from my limited knowledge, it sounds like Lampert tried to steal the whole company
paulkienitz
Jan 2019
#30