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    NPR‏Verified account @NPR Oct 15

    Sears, Drowning In Red Ink, Finally Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcyhttps://n.pr/2PA7JDq 

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      1. Harry Pujols‏ @harrypujols Oct 15
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        In the early 90s, Sears owned the Discovery Card, the largest stake in CompuServe, and the Catalog shipping infrastructure. They had all the pieces to be the first online megastore, a decade before Amazon, but not the vision.

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      1. TruthVPower‏ @TruthVPower1 Oct 15
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        It seems like the inevitable end of what has been a downward spiral. It has implications for brick-and-mortar that In an online world is struggling to compete.

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      2. Carl Medley‏ @CarlMedley Oct 15
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        It’s time Sears, RIP. Thanks for the memories, but like many other stores from our past, you’ve more than past your usefulness. As with others, I blame Walmart for the demise of the American shopping experience.

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      1. M. Leo Cooper‏ @MLeoCooper1 Oct 15
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        A vulture venture capitalist put the final nails in the Sears coffin. Predatory hedge funds destroy businesses and jobs.

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      1. John M Knight‏ @johnmknight Oct 15
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        Let's update this story a bit. Back in 2004 Sears was already hurting. In a merger with KMart, the new Sears Holding Company was formed and purchased Sears' assets. "Kmart"/Sears was born.

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      2. Rudy Ramos-Lozano‏ @ramos19lel Oct 15
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        I always liked sears

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      1. writing as Caleb Tyson‏ @AsWriting Oct 15
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        Radio guest said they tried to be too highfalutin. Seems like that's the down fall of a lot of "Discount" stores. So sad. I will miss Sears.

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      1. Victor‏ @Future_Vantas Oct 15
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        Sucks but not surprising. The thing that killed Sears is the sheer lack of effort placed into making the stores appealing. Drab stores, bad customer service, ever decreasing employees, lack of deals- even if you preferred brick-and-mortar Sears was such a drag to shop in.

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      1. Amy Larimer‏ @AmyLarimer1 Oct 15
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        This is vulture capitalism. Bought by a hedged fund, stripped of assets and deliberately run into the ground, so the CEO could massively profit.

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      1. Jackie‏ @jmdf4325 Oct 15
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        Sad

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      1. Pam‏ @Pam1010101010 Oct 15
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        The quality of their mowers, and I suppose everything else, has gone way down. There was a time I bought all appliances from Sears (Kenmore) but not for many years now.

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      1. Forever Sydney's Mom‏ @Palaciomags Oct 15
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        I lament those working the front lines& hope they find employment quickly. As for Sears itself good riddance, it became a soiled shadow of it's former self. Anyone who tried to collect on their warranties were stonewalled and ripped off and I say this from personal experience.

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      1. Zap Beeble‏ @beeble_zap Oct 15
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        Didn't know Sears was still in business

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      1. Leave Blank‏ @Y1123581321Y Oct 15
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        Seared to the ground!!!pic.twitter.com/nmtYJkW76P

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      1.  🇵🇹 🇺🇸 Suzanne Scott-Holmes  🌊‏ @SuzanneNotSue Oct 15
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        Good riddance. They had so many years to change their ways and become a store worth visiting again, but no that would have been too easy.

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      1. Lisa@Waterways‏ @Lisa_Waterways Oct 15
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        😔

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