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4 Kentucky Walmart stores to close

Last post by storewanderer « Yesterday, 7:17 pm
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by arizonaguy » Yesterday, 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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New Kmart opens in part of Sears space

Last post by storewanderer « July 15th, 2018, 11:39 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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July 15th, 2018, 11:39 am
Sears/Kmart Death Watch 2018

Last post by Super S « July 15th, 2018, 9:49 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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July 15th, 2018, 9:49 am
Macy's announces new round of closings

Last post by marshd1000 « July 14th, 2018, 11:12 am
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by wnetmacman » January 4th, 2017, 2:33 pm
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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
Target using lowercase "target" on full-scale stores

Last post by rwsandiego « July 8th, 2018, 9:02 pm
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by submariner » June 16th, 2018, 6:47 am
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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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July 8th, 2018, 9:02 pm
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

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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
JCPenney struggles

Last post by storewanderer « May 31st, 2018, 9:34 pm
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by SamSpade » May 24th, 2018, 7:01 am

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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May 31st, 2018, 9:34 pm
Walmart ending Scan and Go

Last post by SamSpade « May 14th, 2018, 8:49 am
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by arizonaguy » May 13th, 2018, 9:36 pm

Walmart is replacing Scan and Go and replacing it with an employee run program called checkout with me.

On some other forums I frequent it was...

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May 14th, 2018, 8:49 am
Bon Ton Stores headed on the downswing

Last post by storewanderer « April 27th, 2018, 11:41 pm
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by SamSpade » January 24th, 2018, 9:56 am
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Christmas quarter sales fell year over year, chain has little of its own real estate to leverage. Is bankruptcy next for Bon-Ton? Retailer’s demise...
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April 27th, 2018, 11:41 pm
8 JCPenney Stores Closing

Last post by Super S « March 1st, 2018, 11:05 am
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by bm10k » February 17th, 2018, 12:19 pm

the stores are :
Hampton Village Plaza in St. Louis, MO
Garden State Plaza in Paramus, NJ
Sandburg Mall in Galesburg, IL
Viking Plaza in...

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March 1st, 2018, 11:05 am
A Tale of Three Houston-area Sears Stores

Last post by Super S « February 15th, 2018, 7:18 pm
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by wnetmacman » February 14th, 2018, 9:03 am

My family and I just got back from Houston. While we were there, we went into three area Sears stores. I'm going to apologize in advance; my phone...

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February 15th, 2018, 7:18 pm
Wal Mart Closing 02/06 Sacramento, CA El Camino Ave.

Last post by storewanderer « February 5th, 2018, 8:23 pm
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by storewanderer » January 26th, 2018, 10:24 pm
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Interesting closure. This is a two floor Wal Mart in a former Wards building. The layoff notice filed with the state says 359 employees. A store with...
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February 5th, 2018, 8:23 pm
Walmart closing 2 more stores

Last post by arizonaguy « February 2nd, 2018, 7:28 pm

by arizonaguy » February 2nd, 2018, 7:28 pm

Looks like Walmart is closing 2 more stores.

Rushville, IN:

Readington, NJ:

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February 2nd, 2018, 7:28 pm
More Layoffs at Walmart

Last post by wnetmacman « January 25th, 2018, 8:02 am
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by arizonaguy » January 19th, 2018, 8:35 pm
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Looks like 1000 HQ jobs are on the line:

Between the 10,000 Sam's Club job cuts, cuts to different positions at the store level, and thousands of...
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January 25th, 2018, 8:02 am
Macy's closing earlier than the rest of the mall

Last post by Super S « January 24th, 2018, 7:40 pm
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by Super S » January 24th, 2018, 10:04 am

Yesterday, I was in Olympia and stopped in the Capital Mall at around 8:10 PM. I noticed that the Macy's in that mall was already closed for the day...

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January 24th, 2018, 7:40 pm
Bold Prediction: Amazon to acquire Target in 2018

Last post by lola42 « January 24th, 2018, 7:31 pm
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by submariner » January 2nd, 2018, 5:48 pm

Loup's Gene Munster has issued a bold prediction for 2018: Amazon will acquire Target.

Yeah, you heard that right.

Bloomberg writes:
“Target...

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January 24th, 2018, 7:31 pm
Sears/Kmart Death Watch 2017

Last post by submariner « January 1st, 2018, 9:21 am
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This thread will serve as a new area for discussions on the impending death of Sears and Kmart, not necessarily tied to store closings themselves...
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January 1st, 2018, 9:21 am
Benny's

Last post by JJBers « December 9th, 2017, 9:35 am

by JJBers » December 9th, 2017, 9:35 am

Benny's was a retail chain that shut down this year. (Actually the last store is closings in 2 days as of posting)
Anyways, to remember the store,...

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December 9th, 2017, 9:35 am
Macys San Francisco Stonestown - Pending Redevelopment

Last post by lola42 « December 8th, 2017, 8:33 pm
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by storewanderer » July 25th, 2017, 10:04 pm

What is most interesting from this article for me:
"Macy’s has not announced plans to close its Stonestown store, but it did sell the building...

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December 8th, 2017, 8:33 pm
Wal-Mart officially becomes Walmart

Last post by wnetmacman « December 6th, 2017, 12:20 pm
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by SamSpade » December 6th, 2017, 9:25 am

Like Albertson's to Albertsons before it

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December 6th, 2017, 12:20 pm
Sears to stop selling Whirlpool

Last post by arizonaguy « November 2nd, 2017, 12:50 pm
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by wnetmacman » October 24th, 2017, 6:29 am
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From multiple outlets this morning: Sears will no longer sell Whirlpool appliances. There appears to have been a price issue with the companies, and...
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November 2nd, 2017, 12:50 pm

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