Sears to close 100 to 120 Kmart, Sears stores

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shore72

#212
June 15, 2014, 09:20:38 PM
Our nearest Sears store is shutting down (Seaford, DE.) It's pretty small, sort of a glorified "hometown" store. Seems like they would have had enough business to maybe convert it to one of those? Few if any softlines there, basically tools/lawn & garden/TV/Appliances/Auto Center.

Did some shopping in Dover this weekend. I was struck with how fast & easy it was for me to buy something from Tractor Supply and then Lowes, followed by how long it took me to buy a simple item at Sears. Too many steps for the cashier, too many questions for me, plus all these little coupons printed out with the receipt.

Ameskid

#214
June 25, 2014, 12:07:17 PM
Quote from: d_fife on June 11, 2014, 02:39:44 PM
Kmarts in Anderson TOwnship OH,
Yep...that's mine.  It was a matter of time, really, but it's still sad to see it go.

It was originally constructed in the early '80s as a Gold Circle, but Kmart moved in in the early 1990s.  It was branded as a Big Kmart up until the closing of Beechmont Mall and the post-demolition remodeling in 2004 (although, oddly, it was still identified as a Big Kmart on receipts as of 2009 or so).  Little Caesar's closed along with the mall - the space it occupied was divided up into stockroom space, baby clothes, and restrooms.

Here's an interior shot from May 2006.  It still looks basically the same.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/124303530@N08/14298234810/

I'll post some photos of the closing sale in progress once I get them off my phone.
Proud to have been a member of this forum for 10 years.  Let's make it 10 more!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/124303530@N08/

JoshAustin610

#217
June 30, 2014, 08:05:07 PM
The PA store that's closing is actually in Pottstown, but is in the neighborhood called Sanatoga Village, which is why it's referred to as the Sanatoga store.  After it closes Montgomery County will only have one Kmart left, in Willow Grove; at one point there were seven (North Wales closed in 00, Wyncote in 02, Flourtown in 03, and Norristown & Eagleville in 09).

store215

#218
July 01, 2014, 12:20:39 PM
Quote from: JoshAustin610 on June 30, 2014, 08:05:07 PM
The PA store that's closing is actually in Pottstown, but is in the neighborhood called Sanatoga Village, which is why it's referred to as the Sanatoga store.  After it closes Montgomery County will only have one Kmart left, in Willow Grove; at one point there were seven (North Wales closed in 00, Wyncote in 02, Flourtown in 03, and Norristown & Eagleville in 09).

At the rate they are going, I doubt there will be any Sears or Kmart stores left in a year or two from now. Not sure how Willow Grove is still open at this point. I was there a few weeks ago on a Saturday afternoon and I was one of only a handful of people in the store.

MikeRa

#219
July 01, 2014, 05:06:06 PM
Quote from: JoshAustin610 on June 30, 2014, 08:05:07 PM
The PA store that's closing is actually in Pottstown, but is in the neighborhood called Sanatoga Village, which is why it's referred to as the Sanatoga store.  After it closes Montgomery County will only have one Kmart left, in Willow Grove; at one point there were seven (North Wales closed in 00, Wyncote in 02, Flourtown in 03, and Norristown & Eagleville in 09).
In Bucks County, there are only 4 Kmarts left: Bensalem (Former J. M. Fields), Feasterville-Trevose, Doylestown, and Quakertown.

In Philadelphia, there are only 3 Kmarts left: 3301 Aramingo Avenue, 7101 Roosevelt Blvd., and 8800 Frankford Avenue (Former Clover)
"And I'm not missing a thing, watching the full moon crossing the range"

d_fife

#221
July 09, 2014, 08:34:08 PM
sand Spring ok closing too

d_fife

#223
July 10, 2014, 08:27:12 PM
WInonia and this other one are closing (Oh ya WArner Robins GA). The one in Winonia doesnt surprise me cause when I Went there half the lights were on, ShopKO, Target and WAlmart are near it and it was dead when I went in.

d_fife

#227
July 14, 2014, 03:46:25 PM
http://www.theledger.com/article/20140714/NEWS/140719601  also 2 in Orlando have closed this year (Turkey hill and near the Florida mall and 3 are left within 20 miles of ORlando, WHY?)

d_fife

#232
August 07, 2014, 08:31:34 PM
greensboro nc one is closing too.

d_fife

#233
August 09, 2014, 03:08:59 PM
5100 Sinclair Ln baltimore md is gone too

Hudsons81

#236
September 22, 2014, 10:22:48 AM
Hot off the press: Sears is shutting down their store at Century III Mall in suburban Pittsburgh in December. It was one of the mall's original anchors.

http://www.post-gazette.com/business/2014/09/22/Sears-closing-store-at-Century-III-Mall-in-West-Mifflin-Pittsburgh

jason83080

#237
September 23, 2014, 07:09:09 PM
Just out of curiosity (and, I'm sure that I know the answer), is a closing sale the ONLY time Kmart stores go into their backrooms and completely clean them out of old merchandise? After finding NBA Live 2006 for the GameCube at the Westlake Kmart (which only opened in 2012 after a GOOB sale as Sears Grand, following the previous Kmart GOOB sale in 2007, so this was the THIRD ONE), and now finding VHS tapes - and one sun-faded CD, which I don't remember who the singer is, but it's someone current-ish - on sale at the Brooklyn Super Kmart, I have to wonder who's actually in charge of the inventory levels at these stores.

I can forgive the VHS tapes at the Brooklyn store - it's been around since the days of VHS, and I remember what a crowded disaster the GOOB sale was when its non-Super predecessor closed was - but, c'mon people... WATCH YOUR INVENTORY.

(NBA Live '06 at the Westlake Kmart, April 2014)

Hudsons81

#238
September 24, 2014, 08:27:05 AM
Quote from: jason83080 on September 23, 2014, 07:09:09 PM
Just out of curiosity (and, I'm sure that I know the answer), is a closing sale the ONLY time Kmart stores go into their backrooms and completely clean them out of old merchandise? After finding NBA Live 2006 for the GameCube at the Westlake Kmart (which only opened in 2012 after a GOOB sale as Sears Grand, following the previous Kmart GOOB sale in 2007, so this was the THIRD ONE), and now finding VHS tapes - and one sun-faded CD, which I don't remember who the singer is, but it's someone current-ish - on sale at the Brooklyn Super Kmart, I have to wonder who's actually in charge of the inventory levels at these stores.

I can forgive the VHS tapes at the Brooklyn store - it's been around since the days of VHS, and I remember what a crowded disaster the GOOB sale was when its non-Super predecessor closed was - but, c'mon people... WATCH YOUR INVENTORY.

(NBA Live '06 at the Westlake Kmart, April 2014)


That's pretty crazy-I haven't seen any old merchandise at the Southgate Super Kmart, but that store also has been around since the VHS and Nintendo 64 days, though it opened when DVD was still a brand-new format and when the Playstation 2 had yet to debut for another year.

TheFugitive

#239
September 24, 2014, 10:24:18 AM
Quote from: jason83080 on September 23, 2014, 07:09:09 PM
Just out of curiosity (and, I'm sure that I know the answer), is a closing sale the ONLY time Kmart stores go into their backrooms and completely clean them out of old merchandise? After finding NBA Live 2006 for the GameCube at the Westlake Kmart (which only opened in 2012 after a GOOB sale as Sears Grand, following the previous Kmart GOOB sale in 2007, so this was the THIRD ONE), and now finding VHS tapes - and one sun-faded CD, which I don't remember who the singer is, but it's someone current-ish - on sale at the Brooklyn Super Kmart, I have to wonder who's actually in charge of the inventory levels at these stores.

I can forgive the VHS tapes at the Brooklyn store - it's been around since the days of VHS, and I remember what a crowded disaster the GOOB sale was when its non-Super predecessor closed was - but, c'mon people... WATCH YOUR INVENTORY.

(NBA Live '06 at the Westlake Kmart, April 2014)



When I was with Ames, shortly after we acquired the Zayre stores, reports started emerging of
Zayre stores in Chicago with 30% shrink.

Every other customer could steal a television set and walk out the door, and it would still
not add up to 30% shrink.

The culprit was that their employees were of such low quality they could not do their
receiving paperwork properly.  Hence it was all paper shrink.

I have seen similar problems working in a Hills store in a rough neighborhood.  If poor employee
quality keeps you from checking in the freight properly, it certainly also keeps you from getting
it out to the floor in a timely manner. 

Someone probably ditched this stuff inside a ceiling tile or disguised it as a layaway so they
could clock out and go home.
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