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former9thward

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48. People who work for large anything think that way.

Reply to Yavin4 (Reply #28)

Sat Jun 2, 2018, 08:10 AM

Jun 2018

Including large non-profits and large government units.

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Here's what's killing Sears [View all] RKP5637 Jun 2018 OP

sears is destroyed by corporate predators as well as bad business decisions nt msongs Jun 2018 #1

yes, but maybe a little karmic payback for dumping Roebuck off the "marquee" hlthe2b Jun 2018 #2

Exactly!!! "corporate predators" n/t RKP5637 Jun 2018 #3

38 years of wage stagnation, guillaumeb Jun 2018 #4

And the idiot stooge factor of the US continues to vote them into power. n/t RKP5637 Jun 2018 #6

There is that incredible fact. eom guillaumeb Jun 2018 #7

I turned 38 a few months ago crazycatlady Jun 2018 #63

The US is slowly regressing. guillaumeb Jun 2018 #66

Used to wait w baited breathe Crutchez_CuiBono Jun 2018 #5

As a little kid I used to love looking through the Sears and Roebuck catalog. n/t RKP5637 Jun 2018 #8

my grandma had hoarded a 70's sears wishbook. TIME TRAVEL. got $20+ on ebay. pansypoo53219 Jun 2018 #18

They were sure interesting catalogs! n/t RKP5637 Jun 2018 #19

Thats NUTS!!! Crutchez_CuiBono Jun 2018 #57

yes d_r Jun 2018 #9

A whole Crutchez_CuiBono Jun 2018 #11

every Easter mom would let us girls look thru the Sears Catalog and we would samnsara Jun 2018 #56

Growing up in San Juan, the Sears catalogue was our "Amazon". nt Guy Whitey Corngood Jun 2018 #10

They once even sold houses ArtD Jun 2018 #12

Sears catalog home OxQQme Jun 2018 #41

In the 90s we had a 1925 Sears 'Gladstone' model, foursquare. Loved it. appalachiablue Jun 2018 #68

The PBS "History Detectives" show had an episode area51 Jun 2018 #69

And a line of cars! Wednesdays Jun 2018 #42

Those houses are worth a lot nowdays. dixiegrrrrl Jun 2018 #43

I lived in a Sears home from the 1920s, in Sierra Madre CA... GReedDiamond Jun 2018 #46

hedge fund managers KT2000 Jun 2018 #13

They are predators. smirkymonkey Jun 2018 #21

I have often thought this to myself: trotsky Jun 2018 #14

A similar thing happened to record stores TlalocW Jun 2018 #16

+1 uponit7771 Jun 2018 #44

I dunno...I think record stores were doomed LeftInTX Jun 2018 #60

Right, but this was before that TlalocW Jun 2018 #61

People who work for large corps tend to think more about office politics and advancing their careers Yavin4 Jun 2018 #28

People who work for large anything think that way. former9thward Jun 2018 #48

Lampert is a Ayn Randian TlalocW Jun 2018 #15

It's a very sad story about a once great company. I recall well as a very tiny kid going to the RKP5637 Jun 2018 #17

Sears destroyed Sears....... Bengus81 Jun 2018 #20

Yep!!! n/t RKP5637 Jun 2018 #22

Yep. The only items we bought at Sears were craftsman tools (sold in 2017), Levis seaglass Jun 2018 #25

Hindsight is always 20/20. Dave Starsky Jun 2018 #23

Video killed the radio star oberliner Jun 2018 #24

Yes, I was humming that same tune! procon Jun 2018 #36

Well, they had a pretty good run... HopeAgain Jun 2018 #26

Yep, it truly is savage. n/t RKP5637 Jun 2018 #27

Walmart defeated Sears by pressuring their suppliers. Amazon finished them off by leveraging tech Yavin4 Jun 2018 #29

Yep, excellent observation. To me, I don't see anyway for Sears to come back. They've been RKP5637 Jun 2018 #31

This is what happens to large, old corporations Yavin4 Jun 2018 #34

+1, "People in Mgt get too focused on saving their careers " uponit7771 Jun 2018 #45

catalog shopping back then was the internet shopping of today SoCalDem Jun 2018 #30

Yep, well said!!! n/t RKP5637 Jun 2018 #32

For rural people, those first steps never hapenned. X_Digger Jun 2018 #67

There's a documentary you can rent for cheap....as I recall about $2....... WillowTree Jun 2018 #33

Thanks! RKP5637 Jun 2018 #38

I've worked in some companies like that. The CEOs in their minds could do no wrong as they RKP5637 Jun 2018 #39

And no matter what kind of job they do, they end up with million$! nt USALiberal Jun 2018 #50

Yep, all with golden parachutes worth millions. n/t RKP5637 Jun 2018 #55

Thanks.. Raine Jun 2018 #40

Hedge Fund Operator CEO benld74 Jun 2018 #35

ExZactly! Duppers Jun 2018 #47

Well they have a very welled managed pension and retiree healthcare underpants Jun 2018 #37

My Chicago Aunt benld74 Jun 2018 #49

The person I know retired in the early 90's underpants Jun 2018 #52

I admit, I love shopping at amazon. So easy and quick arrival. nt USALiberal Jun 2018 #51

The Sears & Roebuck catalogs PJMcK Jun 2018 #53

we only have a small Sears that sells appliances and lawn stuff...its pretty busy all the time.... samnsara Jun 2018 #54

I think Walmart has pretty much wiped out the small business guys just about every place they go. RKP5637 Jun 2018 #58

I think Sears biggest retail competitors are Lowe's, Home Depot and Best Buy LeftInTX Jun 2018 #59

We have two Walmarts here, and our downtown is roaring back. Adrahil Jun 2018 #64

I hardly ever go into Department stores. What's the point? Adrahil Jun 2018 #62

Yep, like many of them. n/t RKP5637 Jun 2018 #65