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In reply to the discussion: What's killing Sears? Its own retirees, the CEO says [View all]INdemo
(6,994 posts)46. yes I would agree with that but with their
Last edited Fri Sep 14, 2018, 04:13 PM - Edit history (1)
Hometown stores they are basically a catalog store>
But yes I definitely agree with the catalog store argument.
To add to you theory of the catalog stores remember J C Penny also had catalog sales and phased them out and they too are on the brink.
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What he doesn't say is pensions are in lieu of higher wages...employers pay less now, pay more
Fred Sanders
Sep 2018
#4
Excellent analysis. I worked in the junk bond (euphemistically called "High Yield") world for awhile
erronis
Sep 2018
#23
Sure it is the fault of employees because the employer didn't set the pension funding aside.
LiberalFighter
Sep 2018
#6
Didn't Enron invest its pension funds in Enron stock? Employees pension - kaput.
keithbvadu2
Sep 2018
#62
I worked with several very large corporations that didn't think this internet thing was real.
erronis
Sep 2018
#60
Simply put,if you go back enough years SEARS thought they had the World by the ASS...
Bengus81
Sep 2018
#53
What killed Sears? One word only..Walmart. Hey- it's the truth. Don't blame me.,,,
Stuart G
Sep 2018
#25
Actually the problem is executive management and shareholder greed compensation.
democratisphere
Sep 2018
#26
The deal with pensions is...employees often take LOWER PAY in return for a pension.
Honeycombe8
Sep 2018
#43
Every Sears former employee on a pension owes Eddie a hugeeeee apology for screwing up his Company!!
Bengus81
Sep 2018
#51
"If in fact Sears does go bankrupt..." other than pension dollars... other benefits such as medical
keithbvadu2
Sep 2018
#71