On 5/15/2016 8:27 AM, Dean Hoffman wrote:
It isn't just Sears facing money problems from what I've
read here and there. Tnis internet thing seems to be catching
on. I guess J.C. Penny and The Gap are facing similar problems.

Most folks "don't have the time" to make a pilgrimmage out to
a store, wander around to find what they are interested in
and then try to chase down a pimply faced kid (who would much
rather be elsewhere!) to answer their questions.

We hadn't been in a Sears in close to 20 years (maybe 25?)
but bought a bed there. *One* older salesman who was a
good salesman (and didn't make us wonder if he actually
knew anything about the product).

Sears, Penney's, etc. look like morgues, here. Big EMPTY
buildings (lots of product, no people!)

We wonder how long it will be before Costco goes the same route
(Kirkland branded everything; then starts letting the quality
slip...). Our total dollars spent there has largely remained
constant over the years -- despite price increases. We seem
to be buying fewer and fewer things from them and finding
better deals, elsewhere.