"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
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> On Mon, 04 Feb 2013 08:10:34 -0800, sf > wrote:
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>>I'm not under the impression that *all* Sears stores are closing, but
>>some of them are. I suppose the less profitable locations go first.
>>http://blogs.wsj.com/deals/2011/12/2...b/interactive/
>>K-Mart closed here a long time ago and I was glad to see it leave.
>>They didn't take care of that store. It was always unkempt looking
>>because they didn't employ enough workers to tidy it up and keep it
>>neat.
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> Both stores time has come and gone. We had a K Mark in town for years
> and it was changed to a Sears Essentials for a few years and now back
> to K Mart. It was never very good and seems to be sliding. I go
> there maybe twice a year because it is not crowded and if they have a
> brand name item I'll buy it. Seems like the quality of the goods
> keeps going down too.

They just opened a new Sears Appliance store near here. Hmmm...

K Mart took on the Martha Stewart line some years ago and it just never
appealed to me. Linens and dishes and I think bakeware. All colors I don't
like.