If you are thinking of sticking around to see what happens you are not going to like it. They will use you and then throw you away like a moldy dish rag. The time is getting short. Good luck with your severance packages. You do realize who you are... — read more
Attached Sears Auto Closing
I was informed yesterday that my Sears Auto store will be closing on May 24 and vacated no later than June 24. I put in my two weeks notice ten days ago because I have something better to do. We have been keeping quiet but some of the older FLS store... — read more
Inventory
Does any other store has or had their store inventory recently?? Our store is scheduled for next week.
KMart Pharmacy - Executive Leadership Gone
Both President and Vice President of KMart Pharmacy are gone! Both resigned within days of each other.. Little to no notice! Out The Door!
mall leases for Sears
It was just announced by our store manager that our lease at our Sears store was renewed for one more year,it was to be up this July, never really heard of only an one year lease but I guess we will see what happens next July. Is this happening in... — read more
I need help! Stress and anxiety is TOO MUCH!
I feel like my anxiety, stress and blood pressure levels have steadily increased over the months. There is too much stress just being here and no one cares. I am at my breaking point if I haven't yet crossed that line already. Unfortunately, I cannot... — read more
Shop Your Way--Is Kmart Dropping Out?
I've been a SYW Member since 2010 and have always had good luck with the program and the SYW 800 # has always been helpful until today. I printed a coupon emailed to me by SYW and the barcode wouldn't scan. The Manager on Duty told me that my coupon... — read more
Serve Delight and Engage
Does anyone else still do these chants every morning? It's getting more and more ludicrous to me to keep saying it. "To serve, delight, and engage our members while they shop their way." Literally NONE OF THOSE THINGS are happening or are even... — read more
Let's discuss sears advertising
Obviously, advertising isn't the only thing that's causing sears to fail. But do you guys think it plays a huge part? Personally when I worked there I felt like they were depending on the wrong outlets. I don't know the money side of things and how... — read more
LOL, Sears Black Friday
Marketing and Accounting apparently aren't talking.
2 More Kmarts...
Straten Islans 3201 and Pell City AL 4769 Were these already announced?
no more women's cash wrap
Is the women's cash wrap being taken down in other Sears store? Ours was dismantled today and now the only cashier will be behind the jewelry counter to ring up clothes,shoes,and jewelry. Is this happening in other stores?
I am the OP to ' what's an individual have to do?'
I should've kept my mouth shut and run my vacation out for another six months. But today, I was told I will be receiving my vacation money in two to four weeks. My MGR backdated my leave time so I lost some vac pay but in the long run I'm much more... — read more
Stores are closing at an amazing pace
http://money.cnn.com/2017/04/22/news/credit-suisse-retail/
Layoffs/Resignations
It seems to me that most people that are leaving or being laid off are more "legacy" brick &mortar Sears employees. Does anyone know if there is a similar trend with people in online/Shop Your Way?
5 top executives exit Sears as bankruptcy looms near
Jason Hollar is the fifth member of Sears’ senior executive team to leave the company in the last four months. John Moore, formerly Sears’ head of retail services, left the company this month. Last month, the company lost former Kmart president and... — read more
Anyone wondering why we go through so many execs?
I've been wondering why the revolving doors over at Hoffman have been spinning so fast. Mr. Hollar, the CFO, didn't even last a full year. I specifically wonder about the CFO position at SHC. I know that the company is in it's final stages, thus it... — read more
One Sears store will improve, albeit likely only temporarily, after this weekend.
A wicked witch of a manager, who ran off every one of us in ASM and lead jobs (most positions more than once) in a mere two years, is leaving the company. The store, which will remain nameless for the sake of undeserved discretion, was the leader in... — read more
Another one bites the dust
On May 15th 2017 Girish Lakshman will depart from his position as President, Fulfillment – Supply Chain and Sourcing of the Company
closing auto centers and kmart pharmacies
Just read an article about Eddie closing 52 Sears auto centers and 92 Kmart pharmacies in the near future but didn't give a specific timeline or the stores. The article also said he would be eliminating senior management positions because this is... — read more
Sears Just Reminded Everyone It's On Life Support and May Never Get Off
Sears Just Reminded Everyone It's On Life Support and May Never Get Off Brian Sozzi Brian Sozzi Follow Apr 21, 2017 6:26 PM EDT If Sears Holdings Corp. (SHLD) had one foot in the grave coming into the year, then it has just dipped the second foot... — read more
Assistant Controller promoted to role as CFO...
On April 21, 2017, Robert A. Riecker was appointed Chief Financial Officer of Sears Holdings Corporation (the “Company”), effective immediately. Mr. Riecker succeeds Jason M. Hollar, who notified the Company on April 17, 2017 that he was resigning... — read more
What does an individual have to do?
I quit SHLD over three weeks ago and they still have me as active full-time. The reason I know this is because I am trying to get the vacation I am due, and HR told me I could not get it till I am separated from the company. What a turd of a company!
Good Article by former exec
https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevendennis/2017/04/21/sears-march-toward-bankruptcy-gradually-then-suddenly/#53d389d2ba91
Kmart Virtual Reality Bus
A bit of positive news here, this is noble.... http://brandchannel.com/2016/12/15/kmart-st-jude-121516/
Sears has been quietly closing more stores than it said it would — here's the list
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/sears-quietly-closing-more-stores-144516665.html
Is my store on the verge of closing ??
So store sales are down 16 percent for the year. District Manager and Head of AP visit the store once a week since February. All freight from the truck must be done the same day. Constant talk about losing your job. Some people only work 2 days a... — read more
Seeking Alpha Article Proposes July 10th Bankruptcy
https://seekingalpha.com/article/4063238-sears-holdings-bankruptcy-filing-expected-july-10-soon
5 senior engineers I know resigned
some top level exits from IT .. 5 senior engineers I know resigned and are moving on
Bye bye, John Moore.
Looks like the Power of Positivity didn't pay off.
ASM now have to unload truck
SM held a meeting with all ASM informing them they have to unload truck now due to cuts. Boy were they displeased.
Jacksonville DDC Closing by next March
http://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/showstory.php?Story_id=549723 Check it out. Huge news.
Truck delay
At my northeast Kmart, we got our first truck this month last Thursday. It was offloaded into the backroom and pallets have sat there since. I took a walk through the half high and some full pallets and spotted live plants, outdoor plants that should... — read more
Open on Easter?
I just went to a mall that was closed, but for some reason the Sears was open. There were about 10 Sears employees for 3 customers. One old customer spent the whole time telling a Sears employee about his marriage. I can only feel for the employees... — read more
The "mean" side of Sears
Full timers with no hours, forcing them to use their vacation time, just to get a paycheck. Employees being run ragged. Customers are enticed to buy clearance, and then have to stand in long lines. No MCA's to help the customer. Good way to drive... — read more
If any1 can answer?
I had a question maybe someone can help with this There was an employee at my store that applied for a lead position She filled out her info she was told she.got the job sent for a drug text. All was fine then was told the next week before she... — read more
Random non-employee question
I work for a communications company that's been having layoffs for about 2 years now, I ended up here randomly. Anyhow, I've noticed that Sears' stock has been appreciating in value and that it has almost tripled since February. I sometimes shop at... — read more
Downsizing Retail
Our analysis indicates mass yielding closures of 20% at oversized chains. Traffic is likely most pressured at C growth potential at ROST, TJX, ULTA, WMT. Source: Cowen Research... — read more
Reducing Expenses By $1 Billion
A support manager at Hoffman told me his team in India was cut to the bone and it's going to be difficult to provide service to the business. Our IT department is eliminating non-IBM utility products and we hoped to have SHI support help us but now... — read more
Falling numbers
They don't have the ability to pay all the debt due and interest. The hole is too big to fill without Bankruptcy . I do not see what Hometown's would offer that is different than Best Buy Lowe's or Home Depot offer. SHLD has screwed so many people on... — read more