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JCPenney's Morale Problem

Steve Tanko — Thu, 03 May 2012 17:06:53 +0000

Earlier this year, JCPenney rolled out their new look and approach to retail sales – with a reduced emphasis on “sales” and “clearance” and more of an up-scale feel to their operations. It was a direct effort to combat sluggish sales across the board in their stores. Last month, the company let almost 1,000 people [...]

Dozens of Kmart and Sears Stores to Close After Disastrous Holiday Season

Shauna Wright — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:30:50 +0000

If you’re a regular shopper at Kmart or Sears, you may soon have fewer places to spend your money — parent company Sears Holdings has said that in light of decreased holiday sales, it’ll close at least 100 stores in the coming months.

Kardashian Touch Turns To Coal For Sears

Steve Tanko — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 21:04:42 +0000

It seems like everything that the Kardashian family touches turns to gold. Well, almost. Sears bet a large portion of their Black Friday and holiday shopping sales on the Kardashian-clans new line of clothes and accessories. From initial sales reports, that might not have been a good thing. The products hardly brought in the gushing [...]

Sears Employee Wears Boots He Stole From Store To Work

Kool Staff — Wed, 18 May 2011 16:24:47 +0000

You'd have to think that a man who works at a Sears in Sarasota, Florida was given the boot after he was caught stealing from the store.

The Herald-Tribune reports the unidentified 18-year-old man stole a pair of boots from the store in the DeSoto Square Mall – and then wore them to work.