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14. It has been my understanding that K-Mart treats its people fairly, or at least reasonably well

Reply to NewJeffCT (Original post)

Wed Nov 21, 2012, 12:49 PM

Nov 2012

I believe I read somewhere that when the company made the decision to get out of the low-cost retail trade they began to offer their long term employees training in the jobs that the company expected to require as it changed direction. It may have been misreported but that is the story that I recall.

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Boycotting Wal-Mart? Why not K-Mart too? [View all] NewJeffCT Nov 2012 OP

Rec JustAnotherGen Nov 2012 #1

I also thought K-Mart had gone out of business quinnox Nov 2012 #2

they merged with Sears several years back NewJeffCT Nov 2012 #4

They kind of do RockaFowler Nov 2012 #13

8pm is a lot different than 6am NewJeffCT Nov 2012 #18

Yes. Drunken Irishman Nov 2012 #28

I think K-mart has a lot less power. Jennicut Nov 2012 #3

True - they're a lot smaller than Wal-Mart NewJeffCT Nov 2012 #7

Pick your battles. earthside Nov 2012 #5

I'm sure the executives at K-Mart NewJeffCT Nov 2012 #8

If one does it, they all have to do it, for competitiveness. It's a bad trend. Honeycombe8 Nov 2012 #6

This is not the reason tosh Nov 2012 #9

Final goal is not a mere boycott nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #10

This obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #24

And the ones that still do, Ralph's...errr Kroegers nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #31

Holiday Hours: FarCenter Nov 2012 #11

Strategy. We're concentrating our efforts on Walmart. backscatter712 Nov 2012 #12

It has been my understanding that K-Mart treats its people fairly, or at least reasonably well 1-Old-Man Nov 2012 #14

My local Kmart Freddie Nov 2012 #32

I've been "boycotting" both for a decade or more SoCalDem Nov 2012 #15

Pretty much all the K Marts in Southern California have gone out of business. Initech Nov 2012 #16

still one in Desert Hot Springs mitchtv Nov 2012 #27

Consider it done. 99Forever Nov 2012 #17

Better still, boycott all retail businesses that employ more than 25 people. nt jody Nov 2012 #19

Walmart is the largest corporation in America..get them to change.... tokenlib Nov 2012 #20

K-Mart isn't staying open all day. They're closing early. (nt) jeff47 Nov 2012 #21

KMart/Sears matches the difference between military pay obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #22

I think that it has more to do with labor practices than Thanksgiving Sadiedog Nov 2012 #23

But Wal-Mart really isn't much worse on labor practices. musical_soul Nov 2012 #35

Is Walgreens related to Walmart? AsahinaKimi Nov 2012 #25

Don't think so Freddie Nov 2012 #33

I don't think so.... musical_soul Nov 2012 #36

Walgreens is a different company davidn3600 Nov 2012 #37

Wal Mart employees are striking in certain stores on Friday obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #26

Because as Walmart goes, so goes the industry Warpy Nov 2012 #29

It's not just about the hours. progressoid Nov 2012 #30

Exactly. musical_soul Nov 2012 #34

Kmart is just as bad if not worse than walmart in some ways Kitobyki Dec 2012 #38