It confounded me that Service Merchandise got rid of its electronics section a couple years ago because whenever I'd been in one of their stores that's where all the customers were. It seemed to me they closed the wrong department. Then when I went there this Christmas, the store was virtually devoid of shoppers. Once again it appears a retailer has done it to itself. Jewelry sales would never have saved them and the other departments were common department store stuff that had little or no draw.
I agree. Every time I went there, they had a decent electronics department, and most of the people in the store were there. Whoever decided to close SM's electronics department was a complete bonehead.
Oh well, time to get ready for the clearance sales!