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54. I'm surprised the South Coast Plaza location isn't on the list

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu Jan 5, 2017, 01:44 PM

Jan 2017

Sears is making a fortune leasing space to Forever 21, ?Segerstrom would probably pay in the hundreds of millions for them to go away.

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Sears Sells Craftsman Brand, Will Close 150 Stores [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2017 OP

Ayn Rand must be so proud. Orrex Jan 2017 #1

Yup! The selfish CEO took all the money out of sears and into their pockets NWCorona Jan 2017 #3

Smart pscot Jan 2017 #10

Consider this: El Mimbreno Jan 2017 #95

You beat me to it. NWCorona Jan 2017 #2

Sad, Sherman A1 Jan 2017 #4

So What Will Trump Do To Save Sears And All Those Jobs.... global1 Jan 2017 #6

This will be Obama's fault I'm sure KatyMan Jan 2017 #38

Unfortunately, as much as I detest the Con, this is a different situation. The Co.s who napi21 Jan 2017 #102

Add Macy's and you've got a lot of big empty spaces BeyondGeography Jan 2017 #5

Barnes and Noble along with Limited can be added as well NWCorona Jan 2017 #7

Well our KMart is closing exboyfil Jan 2017 #8

Didn't Kmart buy Sears? Blanks Jan 2017 #11

Yes. exboyfil Jan 2017 #13

Oh the irony randr Jan 2017 #9

Good point. Sears' Catalog was an important reference book back in the day, and of course Hoyt Jan 2017 #15

You are right. They were the butt of many jokes over the years. randr Jan 2017 #18

They were held close. TonyPDX Jan 2017 #25

They sold house kits too... Blanks Jan 2017 #17

I have worked on and remodeled Sears homes randr Jan 2017 #57

My grandparents threw one of those up when they arrived in California Sen. Walter Sobchak Jan 2017 #60

Our first home was one. Amazingly well built, if simple. Crash2Parties Jan 2017 #100

"A new model of purchasing has emerged and is taking down the one dependent on fossil fuels." mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2017 #23

Big difference between all of us driving and parking randr Jan 2017 #56

Exactly. Sears could compete with Amazon with the right kind of management. yellowcanine Jan 2017 #27

Internet purchases are delivered in a fossil fuel dependent process. LeftyMom Jan 2017 #45

Unless they decide to deploy solar-powered delivery drones BumRushDaShow Jan 2017 #50

I'd love to see the solar powered christx30 Jan 2017 #78

Unless you are delivering one of these BumRushDaShow Jan 2017 #80

When you figure out how to deliver anything anywhere without useing power of some kind let me know randr Jan 2017 #58

how is the new model not dependent on fossil fuels? Skittles Jan 2017 #53

Where to start??? randr Jan 2017 #62

so it is less dependent Skittles Jan 2017 #68

The fleet of UPS and USPS trucks are some of the most efficient in the world randr Jan 2017 #69

Huh? Sen. Walter Sobchak Jan 2017 #55

Every time I've gone to Sears in the past few years... Girard442 Jan 2017 #12

The sears near us is EMPTY SoCalDem Jan 2017 #104

can we blame Trump? RussBLib Jan 2017 #14

Trump to the rescue! coco22 Jan 2017 #16

Sears was doing okay until Crazy Eddy Lampert started the stock buybacks and yellowcanine Jan 2017 #19

Yup. Yet another company killed by a hedge fund TexasBushwhacker Jan 2017 #61

Where is the "make a america great guy" on this issue? turbinetree Jan 2017 #20

Well..you know he won't do a thing about Macy's SoCalNative Jan 2017 #39

Probably waiting till Lampert finishes running the company into the ground... jmowreader Jan 2017 #85

These closing are an indicator of future spending turbinetree Jan 2017 #86

Made in China El Mimbreno Jan 2017 #21

almost all power tools are made in China, regardless of the brand Mosby Jan 2017 #44

the thing to do now is buy the old Craftsman tools when you find them. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2017 #91

Absolutely El Mimbreno Jan 2017 #94

Bricks and mortar retail.... Zoonart Jan 2017 #22

Why go to a store? ramapo Jan 2017 #24

My BIL works for Amazon and was singing the praises of their upcoming woodsprite Jan 2017 #40

Thats not new Johnathan146 Jan 2017 #52

Have you been to the area in Seattle where they're building that thing? Sen. Walter Sobchak Jan 2017 #63

Some things I'd rather buy in person crazycatlady Jan 2017 #42

I had to return something, but I called Amazon and they emailed me a return shipping label woodsprite Jan 2017 #88

I should have done the same thing crazycatlady Jan 2017 #89

Trump will find a way to keep 1/2 the stores and take credit for it. Initech Jan 2017 #26

I'm sorry for the loss of retail jobs that will result from this, TonyPDX Jan 2017 #28

Is Donnie the Orange Con going to take credit for this? liberal N proud Jan 2017 #29

one thing i cant do online is buy clothes Elmergantry Jan 2017 #30

Let's see "The Art Of The Deal" save those Sears jobs. Paladin Jan 2017 #31

The Sears Essentials merger change about 15 years ago INdemo Jan 2017 #32

I was offered a job working on that mess Sen. Walter Sobchak Jan 2017 #67

It's a shame sharp_stick Jan 2017 #33

I know. LeftInTX Jan 2017 #82

last year i got an absurdly good deal on a washer on line from sears dembotoz Jan 2017 #34

Monopolies bucolic_frolic Jan 2017 #35

Women have more choice in underwear crazycatlady Jan 2017 #43

Wikipedia is usually a good source bucolic_frolic Jan 2017 #46

L Brands (Victoria's Secret et al) doesn't manufacture anything Sen. Walter Sobchak Jan 2017 #70

They are slitting their own throat. Xolodno Jan 2017 #36

Correction: The CEO is slitting Sears' throat so he can get a big chunk of Nay Jan 2017 #41

Even the first Berlin Vet Jan 2017 #37

You can never go back ucrdem Jan 2017 #47

Grew up with Sears BumRushDaShow Jan 2017 #48

I HATE seeing great old buildings like that destroyed. virgogal Jan 2017 #71

Well Independence Hall is still here BumRushDaShow Jan 2017 #77

I'm going to guess they sell off their appliance brands in the next 5 years. Ace Rothstein Jan 2017 #49

I don't think the Kenmore brand is worth that much Sen. Walter Sobchak Jan 2017 #72

Kenmore is a very easy brand to own jmowreader Jan 2017 #87

The age of retail is over The Wizard Jan 2017 #51

For Some Things Berlin Vet Jan 2017 #90

I'm surprised the South Coast Plaza location isn't on the list Sen. Walter Sobchak Jan 2017 #54

does sears own their space at that mall? pstokely Jan 2017 #73

They own it. Sen. Walter Sobchak Jan 2017 #74

they'll probably sell those also pstokely Jan 2017 #76

Why? Throd 2.0 Jan 2017 #96

Damn... I did make it a point to support my local Sears when I could Blue_Tires Jan 2017 #59

If back in the "old days" of computers, Sears put online that catalog, we'd be shopping them instead Sunlei Jan 2017 #64

Thanks for the table link . My free wsj time was up so the main story was na lunasun Jan 2017 #65

Try going in through Google News. I hear regular Google works too. NT mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2017 #66

Ok thanks lunasun Jan 2017 #84

I've got quite a few Craftsman made-in-USA tools... hunter Jan 2017 #75

I like department stores shenmue Jan 2017 #79

Someone should make a documentary madaboutharry Jan 2017 #81

I saw a documentary about Sears on the Biography Channel LeftInTX Jan 2017 #83

Answer: zero geek tragedy Jan 2017 #92

The Ayn Rand acolyte running the company... Adrahil Jan 2017 #93

While I agree the current CEO is not good jgmiller Jan 2017 #97

Very sad. My father worked for Sears after he got out of the Army, Sears was the only Raine Jan 2017 #98

Craftsman tools have been going downhill for 20 years. X_Digger Jan 2017 #99

I am sad to see this happen. MFM008 Jan 2017 #101

Very Sad Indeed... TomJulie Jan 2017 #103