I remember Sears being real popular with shoppers , mostly with families who had young children and with Mexican shoppers. I love to buy Winnie the Pooh outfits. What happened? Why did Sears stop selling Winnie the Pooh ? Did Disney stop the contract?
Yeah, this one gets a low score from me.I like the obvious trolling by including the word Mexicans. Do try harder next time..
Sears ruined themselves
Uh. No. Sears suffered from a steady decline and never really adjusted with the times. The Kmart takeover (and it was really Kmart) made it worse. In the past 40 years they've made some really bad decisions.
However, department stores are still a dying breed. Sears suffered from the same hubris that Kodak did. They didn't change with the times, fearing that they would lose their bread and butter. Kodak invented digital photography but didn't commercially develop it fearing it would damage their film business. Sears was late to the internet sales game. Even then, I could sense a decline in the late 80s. They had made a lot of expensive investments and acquisitions such as Dean Witter that they hoped to attract customers. They eventually divested themselves of these, including Allstate and Prodigy.
But not selling Disney merchandise? Is this some kind of satire? The biggest issue for Sears was competition from Walmart and Target.
Yet, here we are, bankrupt. I guess times have changed.I agree and would add that it seems to me that consumers are not interested anymore in what Sears was known for, service after the sale. People don't seem to want to fix anything anymore, they just buy something new. If you needed a new grass catcher for your Sears mower, not only could you get it at Sears, they HAD it in stock in your store. And when we needed a new fridge, they had it in stock, and could have it delivered the same day. Not like Home Depot and Lowes where they need a few days to order it for you. When my food is soiling in my dead fridge, I need a new one NOW. And it was Sears that delivered it, not some third party contractor.
I agree and would add that it seems to me that consumers are not interested anymore in what Sears was known for, service after the sale. People don't seem to want to fix anything anymore, they just buy something new. If you needed a new grass catcher for your Sears mower, not only could you get it at Sears, they HAD it in stock in your store. And when we needed a new fridge, they had it in stock, and could have it delivered the same day. Not like Home Depot and Lowes where they need a few days to order it for you. When my food is soiling in my dead fridge, I need a new one NOW. And it was Sears that delivered it, not some third party contractor.
Yep. I'm a dinosaur. I want service, not just the lowest price. I want to try on clothing and shoes before I buy, not guess if they fit and have to mail something back 3 times until they do.Yet, here we are, bankrupt. I guess times have changed.
Yep. I'm a dinosaur. I want service, not just the lowest price. I want to try on clothing and shoes before I buy, not guess if they fit and have to mail something back 3 times until they do.