We are also getting huge amounts of inventory. Our DM said that yes, select warehouses and distribution centers are being emptied and cleared out in anticipation of more store closings and liquidations. Once those select warehouses and distribution... — read more 

Will you still look for retail jobs or take a chance at something new?

Who picks them up? Or do they go to the person that handles the RTV merchandise? I was just told not to add them back into the 991s when they go zero How do you tag them when they do go to zero? This should be pretty interesting to see just how... — read more 

Not only are they saving money on utilities they are saving on payroll Gotta love the way the uppers dream ways up to cut costs Should be interesting when OOS are done to have all divisions done before store opening..I was told years ago they gave to... — read more 

All the incentives are slowly being taken away If we are around thanksgiving this year should be interesting to see how many will call off since there is no longer 1.5x pay for holiday pay Just a mere $2.00 per hour I guess it helps pay for the... — read more 

Going back some years I remember they had the sections for Italian, mexican, Asian, American, and the huge salad bar was great. And on the side there were fast food vendors including taco bell and Connors pizza....has this survived the rounds of... — read more 

Sears clothes looks worse than a Goodwill Store. They need a new line of clothes. Not much too look at when you come and shop at Sears. I worked for Sears for 18 years and I can remember when we had nice looking clothes for women, jr's and kids. My... — read more 

Not a single mention of inventory, AP issues, or staffing issues.... "TheLayoff.com is a simple discussion board for all of us who would like to learn more about the rumors or possibility of job cuts in our company. The workforce reduction process is... — read more 

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages! It’s friends and family on Saturday!! You remember, back in the day it was a gold rush of epic proportions, lines of people chopping at the bit for those amazing deals that they only got a... — read more 

THE BIGGEST UNWRITTEN RULE OF ANY JOB THAT PAYS UNDER 100K IS THAT YOU DO NOT BRING PROBLEMS TO THE ATTENTION OF MANAGEMENT DIRECTLY. BRINGING PROBLEMS TO THE ATTENTION OF MANAGEMENT DIRECTLY WILL GET YOU FIRED BECAUSE IT WILL COST THE COMPANY MONEY... — read more 

Call Sears app discontinued effective 7/20.

Why so much talk about Pebble? Pebble is going away. Announced a week ago on FLS News. So this will become the Go To Forum. Sorry about it.

This says it all @UdnxviM-bkk. This person accurately describes to the "T" the reason why Pebble cannot be relied on to get answers to any questions. I also wanted to add that on Pebble you cannot discuss amongst your peers how situations are playing... — read more 

Hi Guys, My LDAP is not working since Mid night is there any layoff news for SHI.

I came by this site to see if anyone else is talking about the crazy amount of inventory that’s been coming into the stores the last 3 weeks? We have been hammered. We existed on almost nothing for months and now suddenly the back rooms are almost... — read more 

This shd have been done long ago Sears wants the worker to give 21 day notice for time off, it’s about time they give the worker a schedule 3 weeks out so we can plan appointments better It’s about time!! As long as they can’t mess with it I think... — read more 

Didn’t Illinois recently close all their stores? Just curious about the breakdown per state

We lost so many customers because our store was too hot in the summer and too cold in the winter. Dimming the lights didn't help either. We used to joke that the lights were dimmed so customers couldn't see how dingy the store looked, and that the... — read more 

Sears debt is more than what the company is worth

Amazon Buying Sears? Ain't gonna happen Amazon isn't going to buy Sears its not worth it at all. If Amazon buys Sears they buy the debt which makes no sense debt is pretty high. I once thought Amazon was going to buy Sears, but not anymore if... — read more 

Balance Sheet Total Cash (mrq) 186M Total Cash Per Share (mrq) 1.72 Total Debt (mrq) 5.53B Total Debt/Equity (mrq) N/A Current Ratio (mrq) 0.80 Book Value Per Share (mrq) -34.47 Cash Flow Statement Operating Cash Flow (ttm) -2.11B Levered Free Cash... — read more 

Installer just told me that one of the higher ups in the delivery/instalation management had a meeting with all the guys. Talked about the new procedures being put in place since amazon was going to be aquireing sears. Stores going bye bye, just a... — read more 

Our inventory is Sunday 7/22

It’s getting pretty rediculous when there are no functioning batteries to print a scalable label for inventory Printer Batteries have been an issue for at least 5 years, but it has gotten so bad you can’t even do tasks that require a printer.. and... — read more 

Should be very interesting how the results of inventory will affect earnings Does anyone have inventory scheduled after July

Since I believe the tool reset has been completed has anyone done OOS in tools? I was told that OOSs are now to be done quarterly and it’s been about that long since I’ve done them in my store But since communication is non existent in my store I... — read more 

why when doing 991s, why would there be so many items on the floor but not on the 991 report The items must be in the system because they come up when doing updates, but they are not on the report. I had read on this site that the report updates on... — read more 

The stores that were put in that auction site are no longer listed.. just wondering if anyone heard anything

You might be what's known as a "Sheeple" A sheeple is someone who spends their nights watching reality TV, sports, and utterly useless entertainment while the world burns around them, then when the fire reaches their door they scream murder as if... — read more 

The store closed after eighty years of continuous operation. This makes me so f'ing sad and angry. How did we get here???

Middle Village Kmart store, the chain's last Queens location, is closing in late October https://qns.com/story/2018/07/16/middle-village-kmart-store-chains-last-queens-location-closing-late-october/

Were any Qmt affected by the last round of cuts?

I think for long-term Sears Associates that the slow and painful death is the worst death of all, I know everybody wants to drink the Kool-Aid, I know everybody wants to be that last person sitting on that last chair before it’s pulled away, but that... — read more 

The next round of store level cuts is this Thursday. There will be cuts in both Sears and Kmart stores according to my source in HR. Some stores will lose all of their leads and ASM. They will just stay with the store manager and 3 supervisors. The... — read more 

1) Find a new CEO. Current CEO is tarnished and can no longer lead effectively. The new CEO should have experience running a retail company or supply chain company or even someone like a general who commanded the supply chain during war time or... — read more 

Sounds like an excuse to me... Apparently our store used up too much payroll early in the year and now are cutting hours to repay that overspending by reducing staff hours, especially part timers now getting a 3 hour shift for the entire week..

Goodyear, Firestone, Independent, distribution centers, Walmart and on and on...Many even have sign on bonuses. If you've been around you probably have contacts too. One piece of advice is unless you have substantial severance don't stay on if you... — read more 

FYI, Anyone can be popcorn.