The buzzards will swarm soon

[frigilux]

I remember when Sears was still a powerhouse---early-to-mid 1960s. Big gleaming stores filled with products and customers. My parents figured out they could shop other areas of the store by leaving me in the appliance department. I'd methodically check out each appliance row-by-row. I'm sure the sales people weren't happy with me, but I loved it.

Sears Online: Fail. I ordered from Sears online three or four times a number of years ago (as I still had a charge card) and experienced problems with every single order---wrong color, wrong size, product discontinued.  That was my last contact with their online division.  Have had no problems at all with dozens of online orders through JC Penney.

 

The $64,000 Question:  What will become of Kenmore? I'd love to see the brand made available to mom-and-pop appliance stores.

 

[appnut]

 What will become of Kenmore? I'd love to see the brand made available to mom-and-pop appliance stores.

 

Who would be producing the products--can't believe it would be the same suppliers as now as there wouldn't be the volume as I see it.  Nor enough clout for distinctive features. 

 

[mrb627]

Kenmore

Would only be fitting that Whirlpool absorbed the name then partnered with say Lowes, IMO.

Malcolm

 

[Ultramatic]

 

 

I wonder what will become of the Sears at San Juan, Puerto Rico? It's the biggest, most  profitable of any Sears store anywhere.

 

[whirlcool]

I think the Kenmore brand will just fade into history with the demise of Sears. Why? It is heavily associated with Sears. Who would want to acquire the name of a line of appliances that will remind customers of a failed retailer? I think someone may buy into the factory capacity of the places that build Kenmore but put a different name on the same appliances.

Kenmore for many, many years was the #1 choice for people buying appliances. But over the past few years Sears has lost that cache of reliability with their poor customer service, sky high interest rates on their credit cards, and shoddy repair services. So other brands and retailers are making inroads into the Kenmore market share.

BTW, at one time there were a few Sears stores that did have grocery stores embedded in them. This was way, way back around 1958 or so. It was kind of a separate section of the store. Kind of the same way that Jewel/Osco were set up.

 

[rp2813]

Sears at San Juan, Puerto Rico

Louie, they still have Woolworth's in Mexico, so you never know.

 

[daveamkrayoguy]

My OLD K-Mart; circa. Holiday Season, 2014:

Well, T'WAS The Season:

 

 

-- Dave

 

[mark_wpduet]

It's funny -

growing up, things like Sears you didn't give a second thought about. To think back about what Sears used to be compared to now, you realize you don't know what you had until it's gone, as is with the case for a lot of things - Maytag, Frigidaire. In our minds they were just there and were always going to be there. It would be cool to take a time machine back to like 1979 and go on an appliance shopping spree at Sears, and then come back to present date with all of the appliances.

 

[tolivac]

The KMart shown in the pictures looks almost like the one where I live-the buzzards are picking at the place now-the "SALE-Closing" signs have been up for about 2 weeks now-and small "street spam" signs posted along the roads telling of the closing.Haven't picked at the "carcuss" yet-should I join my fellow "buzzards" to see whats left?