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In reply to the discussion: Sears Closing Hundreds Of Stores, Many KMart Stores Going Out Of Business As Well [View all]sendero
(28,552 posts)88. Great article..
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Purveyor
Dec 2014
OP
I've got 3 years on you and yes all the Sears/Penny catalogs were a delight with
Purveyor
Dec 2014
#9
I can't remember the year but must have been around '68 when the Spring/Summer
Purveyor
Dec 2014
#16
lol. little girl ski pants - pants with the thing that went under your foot. I had those.
Liberal_in_LA
Dec 2014
#78
IMO Sears and KMart both preyed on poor people with high prices and easy credit.
djean111
Dec 2014
#5
I did NOT say the clothing was bad, it had to be good for the "Blackmail" to work
happyslug
Dec 2014
#76
ebay let businesses mix with regular listings, all ebay has left is paypal convenience
Sunlei
Dec 2014
#63
They just wanted the properties to sell - let both Sears and K's inventory and stores turn to poo
lunasun
Dec 2014
#14
That one was different than Fedco. There were a number of such stores before Raygun. nt
bemildred
Dec 2014
#92
I thoughts Matt had a big deal with Rosie oDonnell a while ago...did they let that go
Township75
Dec 2014
#29
I used to buy items that you couldn't find in a department store from Sears catalogue.
No Vested Interest
Dec 2014
#40
20 years ago, the gateway Sears building in Northeast Philly was demolished
BumRushDaShow
Dec 2014
#52
Both never could adapt fast enough to online growth & got steamrolled by the others who did.
Sunlei
Dec 2014
#62
Yes...I used to live in a house which was, back in the 1920s, ordered from Sears...
GReedDiamond
Dec 2014
#83
I really miss our K-Mart - I spent three hours yesterday traipsing around a huge mall
hedgehog
Dec 2014
#93