Retail Watchers

Looks like ANKO to me is what Sears was in the 60s/70s and could have turned into again with better leadership. ANKO is a store brand, not a retailer. It would be the equivalent of "Kenmore" at Sears. Yes and no, there was a short-lived Anko store concept trialed in Seattle, but it ran in...

storewanderer wrote: ↑November 17th, 2024, 12:16 am I wonder if they ever fixed the odor issue inside the store... that went on for quite a long time.

Come smell the musty side of Sears™

Glad I bought my Kum & Go coffee tumbler when I did.

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A good timeline of Kmart's upward trajectory in Australia in recent years:

Using their existing concrete staining techniques and modifying it to a local-flavor wave pattern, and light battens reminiscent of surfboards is a nice touch

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In the interest of keeping sections from getting too out-of-control, I'll settle on this: Discount department stores (Target, Walmart, et al.) will continue to be under the Department store category, but I will expand the description to make it more clear of the fact. Warehouse stores (Sam's, Costco...

Walmart and Target fall into Department Stores based on their definition as 'Discount Department Stores'. Costco/Sam's/BJ's is a different story... But if I had to make a decision, I'd probably put them in the same category as superstores or hypermarkets like Meijer. In that instance, I'd say grocer...