Sears and Kmart are getting out of the apparel business. For you workers, notice how you have been getting more clothing than you could possibly sell and you are getting spring and summer items in December. The reason is they are trying to get rid of... — read more 

I thought something had been missing in store and it was those huge boxes of chocolates that were always a great seller plus the huge Reese’s peanut butter cups for $9.99 Did your store get the this year? Just curious

Due to the corporate tax cuts that just passed Sears is giving a $500 bonus to all part time associates and $1000 bonus to all full-time & salaried associates that have been with the company more than a year. This will be paid around the second week... — read more 

*this post started out as a response to someone else but I decided to just post it here. It's a combination of things that causes people to feel more comfortable going to other stores. Personally I think the reputation that sears is an old person... — read more 

We’re starting at 6 I guess cuz we open at 8 on Christmas Eve Seems like this would have happened this last weekend instead of Christmas Eve run a exceptional ad for the last week of shopping, something different to get the customers in, but then... — read more 

https://www.investopedia.com/news/downfall-of-sears/?partner=YahooSA&yptr=yahoo

I’m curious if it is just our location in Hemet CA or if it is a vendor issue and nationwide?

We are seeing sales pick up big time at our KMart (the latest sales and offers are actually doing their job,) but we are completely understaffed to take full advantage of it. Half of the time we only have one cashier, and the line easily turns into... — read more 

Dm came into our Kmart today and brought his holiday spirit from up above. Three full timers worked their whole shift and five minutes before their shift ended they were called into Hr and were terminated. Softline lead, data and office lead. Holiday... — read more 

Do you feel Sears makes it to Christmas 2018? I feel that they do, but barely (and with even fewer stores than this year). Kmart will be gone completely, with those stores closed or sold (with MAYBE a few converting to Sears). For the Sears brand... — read more 

We meet all of sears metrics, bust our butts pushing freight, pushing credit, and everything else yet there is no money for a Christmas dinner??? Disgusting Merry Christmas bah humbug ! 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄

With the year end soon to here, where is POPCORN with the 2018 destruction of Sears Information

We go back to normal operating hours next week except for the day after Christmas. Woo-hoo! Every year, like clockwork, these extended hours bring us a lot of waiting around for customers to appear out of thin air. I venture to say that staying open... — read more 

Everyone says the district managers don't know anything but ours came in today at our Kmart, he stated to be prepared. There are major shakeups coming to the direction of Sears being the only game in town. Rumors will become truths.

This article may be of interest to people on this board. Investing in retail employees can actually result in positive financial results. What a radical concept! It's likely far too late for anything positive to happen at Sears/Kmart, but maybe other... — read more 

Holiday sales in most retail places are doing well. Brick and mortar are still alive. It is the business that did not adapt (SHC, JCP, Macys) and did not give a great customer experience (SHC) or did not invest in the stores (SHC) that are... — read more 

Here is a post on pebble from one of the dms in the southeast region. "I want to thank our Chairman Eddie Lampert for his dedication to make kmart great again!!!!! His dedication to kmart is outstanding!!!! I believe that our CEO leadership in... — read more 

Does anyone have a complete list of the 140 stores that will be sold to fund the pension?

And it begins early this year. Toys R Us admits to a 15% revenue drop from 2016, which was a nightmare too. Remember, this isn't about Sears, it's about the entire sector and economy as a whole... — read more 

I'm just curious because there doesn't seem to be much here that says it. At least, no serious posts. I visited the store I worked for a few days ago. I didn't bring up the state of sears for obvious reasons. It would be a jerk move to bring it up... — read more 

Good luck to all that remain. So you know LIFE is better outside of Sears, it took some time to locate what was best for me and my family. Starting a new job is scary and still is. But my being home every Sunday and at home every night has greatly... — read more 

I know this is probably a stupid question, but I have to ask anyway. Do people who are hourly at Sears also get severance or are we just simply shown the door with nothing? And is there a difference between people who had worked as hourly for under a... — read more 

Sales and foot traffic at my Kmart are up this year. Busiest holiday season it's been in years. Talked to a friend who works at another nearby Kmart who said the same thing.

Very simple. Bond matures in October 2018, meaning Eddie has to come up with billions by then. If you think he's gonna fork out billions at this stage of the game, I have a bridge to sell you in New York... — read more 

Our Store manager was overheard stating that the store wasn't required to do ''The Survey'' so it was likely we would see Christmas 2018. What is the survey? Does anyone know?

Only a matter of time http://www.businessinsider.com/sears-kmart-bankruptcy-talk-resurfaces-as-year-ends-2017-12

How worried or concerned should we be if you are on of the 140 ring fence stores ?? For example are they obligated to sell the properties to Finance the pension! Is it all smoke and mirrors?

I was looking for a men's baseball cap at Sears, and they had none. Two employees confirmed this. I saw a plain tan baseball cap out of place, but I was told it was a women's baseball cap. Sure enough, it was too small, and I found the the display in... — read more 

Interesting read, but can't post article due to it containing people's names. Here's the article link: http://www.businessinsider.com/sears-kmart-bankruptcy-talk-resurfaces-as-year-ends-2017-12

An email not to be seen by all actually was. Came down from our Kmart Dm to our store manager. Kmarts are due to start liquidating the week after New years. Another big sale being announced after Christmas but this time everything will go. The whole... — read more 

Hi there! Just accepted position as an HA straight commission salesperson. What kind of sales per month do I need to generate to make the 50,000 grand that they say should be easy. I understand selling protections help but like do I need to sell... — read more 

I have heard that beginnignmonday Sears will announce that we are accepting bitcoin as payment. Has anyone else heard the same thing?

Folks, we're already in a recession that's worse than 2008/2009, but the govt puts out fake stats which the media reports as truth, so everyone thinks things are fine, despite the fact they see things falling apart everywhere. Stop believing the... — read more 

When I first started working here, scheduling was almost always done the acceptable two weeks in advance. Lately, we're lucky if we know what we're working the next week by the middle of the current week. Quite often the schedule isn't posted until... — read more 

Seems pretty much everyone has fallen for this narrative so I will quickly and concisely dismantle it. The narrative goes something like this: "Brick and mortar is falling because online sales is growing so fast." This is a lie. Online sales makes up... — read more 

And it's not just Sears. I know others in retail working for different stores, same story. Here's someone from Macy's saying sales are down at least 20% from last year. https://www.thelayoff.com/t/QKBh84q#post Folks, this isn't about Sears, Macy's... — read more 

Sad to say right before the holidays our Kmart cut three full time positions today. Data/unit integrity, front end lead and reset lead. These 3 came in for their shifts today and were told to gather their belongings out of their lockers and punch... — read more 

Apparently, retail sales are surging at fastest pace since early 2012. Working at Sears, I wouldn't know. Our numbers keep going down, no matter what the nationwide trend is. I wonder if it could have anything to do with the fact that with so few... — read more 

It is always regrettable to see an advance notification our state requires when an employer plans a major reduction in workforce or plans to go out of compliance with state and local incentive agreements during the holiday season and my heart goes... — read more 

Diehard tires and batteries will be listed on amazon in the near future. Stock jumps on news. FYI property rights of KD is owned by Sears RE, the “insurance” company, lol