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Sears/Kmart Death Watch 2018

Last post by wnetmacman « Yesterday, 7:26 am
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by Super S » January 1st, 2018, 5:40 am
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At this point, it is pretty much a given that there will be more closures. It is shaping up to be a rough year for Sears and Kmart.
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Carson's, Boston Store, et al Coming Back?

Last post by rwsandiego « November 17th, 2018, 9:30 am
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by rwsandiego » August 31st, 2018, 11:39 pm

A quick check of Carson's website revealed this.

An article in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal reports that the various Bon-Ton stores might come...

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November 17th, 2018, 9:30 am
Target debuts new store designs to launch in October

Last post by babs « November 16th, 2018, 2:26 pm
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by HelloOutThere » March 22nd, 2017, 11:04 am
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Highlights:

- The new design will include two entrances, one of which will be for quick shopping, curved, circular center aisles, and cross...
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November 16th, 2018, 2:26 pm
Walmart removing jewelry counters?

Last post by storewanderer « November 5th, 2018, 10:23 pm
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by Super S » September 4th, 2018, 7:09 pm
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In the past week, I visited a relatively new Walmart in Tumwater, WA, and noticed that the jewelry counter has been eliminated from this store, while...
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November 5th, 2018, 10:23 pm
Kohl's stores accepting Amazon returns

Last post by storewanderer « November 5th, 2018, 10:13 pm
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by SamSpade » November 1st, 2018, 5:47 pm

I thought I'd already seen this reported somewhere but maybe not.

The Kohl's here is accepting Amazon.com returns.

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November 5th, 2018, 10:13 pm
Target closing 6 stores in early 2019

Last post by Brian Lutz « November 5th, 2018, 1:00 pm
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by architect » October 30th, 2018, 5:52 pm
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Target's annual end of year store purge is upon us, and this year, there are far less victims than in recent years past.
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November 5th, 2018, 1:00 pm
Walmart to open a maximum of 10 new stores in FY2020

Last post by arizonaguy « November 5th, 2018, 5:00 am
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by arizonaguy » October 16th, 2018, 5:53 pm
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They'll probably close at least as many stores as they open.

Are they transforming their business or is this Kmart 2001/2002 all over again?
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November 5th, 2018, 5:00 am
Target using lowercase "target" on full-scale stores

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This is interesting. The Target store in Fullerton (Orangethorpe/Harbor) is wrapping up their recent remodel where they also replaced their street...
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October 18th, 2018, 9:13 pm
JCPenney closing Northgate Mall Seattle store in 2019

Last post by Super S « October 10th, 2018, 7:00 pm
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by marshd1000 » October 9th, 2018, 3:53 am

JCPenney closing Northgate Mall store in 2019.

We could see this coming with the conversion of the property to mixed use!

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October 10th, 2018, 7:00 pm
JCPenney struggles

Last post by arizonaguy « October 4th, 2018, 10:14 am
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by SamSpade » May 24th, 2018, 7:01 am
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Honestly it pains me to even start this thread -

To me it seems like they should benefit from missteps from Sears, closures of Bon Ton... But...
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October 4th, 2018, 10:14 am
Sears Home & Life

Last post by cjd « October 3rd, 2018, 3:29 pm
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by SoCalShopper1023 » October 2nd, 2018, 8:09 pm

It looks like this is another new concept Sears is trying out, that will mainly sell appliances and mattresses.

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October 3rd, 2018, 3:29 pm
Shopko Mt. Carmel, IL

Last post by storewanderer « September 10th, 2018, 8:31 pm
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by storewanderer » September 4th, 2018, 7:52 pm

I went to the Shopko in Mt. Carmel, IL. The sign actually says Shopko Hometown. The building looks like an old Kmart or Wal Mart to me but once I got...

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September 10th, 2018, 8:31 pm
Burlington Store Downsizes

Last post by Jeff « August 29th, 2018, 8:07 pm
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by storewanderer » August 28th, 2018, 11:05 pm

A year or so ago, the (previously expanded) Reno Burlington was downsized pretty significantly. This is an old Breuner's Furniture Store (odd low...

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August 29th, 2018, 8:07 pm
New Kmart opens in part of Sears space

Last post by cjd « August 18th, 2018, 7:28 am
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by Super S » June 20th, 2018, 8:31 am
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I have my doubts....Sears and Kmart have already experimented with this. It will probably end up being watered down anyway if they stick around long...
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August 18th, 2018, 7:28 am
New Nordstrom Store Sells No Clothes

Last post by Brian Lutz « August 17th, 2018, 9:37 am
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by Alpha8472 » September 11th, 2017, 1:04 am

The new Nordstrom store will open soon in West Hollywood and it will sell no clothes.

It will have a full bar serving beer, wine, and food. There...

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August 17th, 2018, 9:37 am
Dillard's looking at former Boston Store locations

Last post by Brian Lutz « August 17th, 2018, 9:06 am
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by arizonaguy » August 16th, 2018, 8:26 am

Interesting article I stumbled upon.

Dillard's may open 3 Milwaukee area stores. First major expansion I've heard from them in a while.

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August 17th, 2018, 9:06 am
Target store closing in San Bernardino, CA

Last post by Jeff « August 4th, 2018, 9:44 pm
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by Super S » August 4th, 2018, 7:27 am

A single Target store closing announcement:

They are citing underperforming as the reason.

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August 4th, 2018, 9:44 pm
4 Kentucky Walmart stores to close

Last post by Alpha8472 « July 28th, 2018, 9:58 am
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by arizonaguy » July 19th, 2018, 1:23 pm

Interesting development. Walmart seems to be quietly whittling down its excess brick and mortar stores after the rapid expansion from 1990 - 2015.

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July 28th, 2018, 9:58 am
Walmart exiting Japan

Last post by storewanderer « July 26th, 2018, 10:02 pm
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by buckguy » July 23rd, 2018, 5:29 am

I wondered when they'd do this. They'd bought a troubled chain and, in typical Walmart fashion, had had a tin ear for the local culture and had...

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July 26th, 2018, 10:02 pm
Macy's announces new round of closings

Last post by marshd1000 « July 14th, 2018, 11:12 am
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This time, 68 stores. A list here: Macy's to Streamline

it isn't listed as a store closing list, but a 'Streamlining of the Portfolio'. Business...
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July 14th, 2018, 11:12 am
Salem Nordstrom Closing

Last post by marshd1000 « July 8th, 2018, 2:15 am
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by babs » January 31st, 2018, 2:58 pm

Ironically Nordstrom, who is supposedly doing pretty well, has closed more stores in Oregon/SW Washington than Macy's. Vancouver Mall, Lloyd Center...

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July 8th, 2018, 2:15 am
Target increasing Shipt connection

Last post by Brian Lutz « June 22nd, 2018, 11:50 am
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by SamSpade » June 21st, 2018, 8:43 pm

Now that Target owns Shipt, they are promoting in this market that you can order groceries and more delivered in as soon as one hour.

On a side...

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June 22nd, 2018, 11:50 am
Target to close 11 stores before year end

Last post by Brian Lutz « June 11th, 2018, 11:21 pm
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Over at The Break Room, a Target employee has posted that the company will be closing 11 stores this year, to be announced soon. One store which for...
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June 11th, 2018, 11:21 pm
Bi Mart To Open In Puget Sound Area

Last post by SamSpade « June 11th, 2018, 9:04 am
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by marshd1000 » June 3rd, 2018, 6:16 pm

Bi Mart is going to open in former Port Orchard, WA Kmart store:

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June 11th, 2018, 9:04 am
Sears Grand- converted to standard Sears

Last post by pseudo3d « June 2nd, 2018, 7:56 pm
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by storewanderer » June 2nd, 2018, 12:06 am

Here is an interesting turn:

The Sears Grand in West Jordan, UT was converted last year to a standard Sears... along with the conversion a store...

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June 2nd, 2018, 7:56 pm

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