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I agree, great article. If you don't have a WSJ subscription (at the moment I do not...) you may be able to access this from the resources of your local library card. Apologies to all. I didn't realize a subscription was required to view the article. I've had a subscription for years - never had to...

Funny how a small chain like SaveMart plasters "Central Valley" on stores located in Reno yet Albertsons can figure out to put "Chicago's Freshest Produce Shop" on a Jewel located on the Chicago side of the border with Evanston, IL and "Evanston's Freshest Produce Shop"...

A very interesting read from The Wall Street Journal about the demise of Sears.

One thing that stuck me when reading the article was how Eddie's hires seem to operate in a different reality than the others who were interviewed for the piece.

I shop at Nordstrom, but don't know the answer, hence I didn't post. I wonder if that answers the question (no paging)? I assumed the telephone system thing was a different kind of overhead paging. I actually never heard paging at Old Orchard when it opened in the 1990's (I worked at Eddie Bauer an...

Gee, another company that was run into the ground by too far-gone to be saved by private equity.

SamSpade wrote: ↑March 17th, 2019, 10:49 am N. Scottsdale Rd. and E Pinnacle Peak Rd. It's in front of a wash and across the street from the delicious Egg n' Joe.

That isn't the one I was thinking of, but based on the Google pics it does fall under the "looks promising on the outside but disappoints on the inside" category.

I shop at Nordstrom, but don't know the answer, hence I didn't post.

I am confused why they are pulling the service from Phoenix and moving it to Houston. I guess that is why it is called a "pilot" because it isn't ongoing. But if people were using the service in Phoenix, why take it away from them? They are probably moving, rather than expanding, the pilo...

Tonight I was at the Fry's Marketplace in Apache Junction and the "Hourly Conditioning" announcement came over the PA. In the bakery the associate was cleaning out the donut case using a feather duster. No singing, though.

Particularly since there was no gunman or suspicious package.