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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]obamanut2012
(26,181 posts)They didn't move with the times: the clothes were bad and not the least bit stylish, the prices overall sucked, and they degraded the quality of Craftsman tools and Kenmore appliances. Lowes and even Best Buy have better and cheaper appliances (BB has been very smart doing this. And, just when people started liking to buy online, they axed the catalog.
If you live near (or within an hour drive) a Kohls, Best Buy, IKEA, Target, LOwes/Home Depot, Tractor Supply, there is no reason to go to Sears' anyway. Better prices, customer service, and goods in the other places.
I am old enough to remember when we went to Sears' for our school clothes and shoes every year, all the way through HS, and when my sister and I would fight over the Xmas catalog. My mother bought a lot of stuff via the catalog store, and all our appliances were Kenmore (which now suck), and all my Dad's tools were Craftsman.