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Sorry guys, this is not directly topical to retail news or discussion. I'm locking this.

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...