Posted on 05/03/2015 4:02:11 PM PDT by dennisw
Also laying off or closing altogether but not listed are K-Marts, Krogers, Albertsons and Pier One Imports.
Post 17
It must be a big ego trip at chain store corporate offices to expand, expand, expand. Getting the company deeper in debt must also be an ego boost.
A map of these closings would tell us where the jobs ain’t.
I am pretty sure I have only been in about three of these stores - Barnes & Noble and the couple of dollar stores listed at the end of the list.
“...the local Sears...”
You used to be able to buy everything, and I mean everything throught Sears catalog sales. If they had kept it and transitioned to online, it would be bigger than Amazon ever dreamed of.
Not only are stores closing, shelves are emptying. We’ve noticed more and more things “no longer being carried.”
Just today we were in the area’s largest drugstore, shopping after church, and overheard a discussion between the manager and a customer. She was asking where the matches were, and the manager replied that they no longer carried matches because with the increase in prices and the decrease in people smoking, they couldn’t make a profit selling them any more.
Lots of other things disappearing from the drug store. No more flowers, watchbands, camera supplies, small electronics, pet supplies, gardening supplies and tools, no automotive; last week my wife couldn’t find disposable drinking straws of the type she liked. They used to carry 4 or 5 different varieties, now they are down to one basic straw. Basically we are starting to look like the old Soviet Union.
Good news, 2016 is coming.
You know it’s getting bad when Dollar Tree and Family Dollar are closing stores.
That with the downturn in the oil patch, can’t be good.
At least 1/2 the time (so far) shirts are the wrong size/color and returns are a pita.
Guitar string, disc drives, stuff like that? Never leave the house for 'em.
Never been to any of those. I wear jeans tshirts and “tennis” shoes and ball cap. All from Walmart. I shop at CVS, Walmart, Kroger and Tom Thumb when any of them have a sale. I hit the Salvation Army store and Salvage Grocery once a month. I don’t care about labels or what’s popular to wear or eat. Day old hamburger meat from Walmart still makes a better cheaper burger than MCdonalds or one of those other places.
I do remember Ben Franklin, and Woolworth, we still have a local Sears.
“...the local Sears...”
You used to be able to buy everything, and I mean everything throught Sears catalog sales. If they had kept it and transitioned to online, it would be bigger than Amazon ever dreamed of.
Yep. They fumbled too many times.
The Patel family will be devastated.
I’m running into more and more of the parts houses running short on common fasteners and the like.
To get enough of say 1/4 20 1-in. around here, it takes a visit to advance, autozone, and sometimes pep boys for. Bolts will be at one of them but one pack, more bolts and some nuts at the other, and if I need washers, visit the third. Tractor Supply is hit and miss. I could buy the huge assortment packs but kind of pointless when I need one or two elements.
I found an outfit called Bolt Depot and ordered from them. No complaints.
They way overbuilt Dollar Tree/Family Dollar. There’s one on every corner. But Chico’s???? NOooooooo. Okay, I maybe go once every two or three years. I’m surprised Barnes and Nobles still exists at all given Amazon. People go there to look at the book and then go home and buy it on line. I’ve started buying clothes on line. If I like a brand, I find it on line and order what I see. If I hate it, I send it back. Most places have free shipping.
The Staples/Office Depot closing is not surprising since Staples bought out Office Depot. Most areas had one of each within easy driving distance so it makes sense to consolidate. Unfortunately I have already noticed the cost of the most basic office supply items increasing which doesn’t surprise me. Going to be hard for our small business to absorb. We can only pass on so much to our clients.
Bushs Fault
Bottom Dollar Food?
NOOOOOOOOOOOO
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