Anybody hear any new news?
The BBB Is A Fraud
I have long thought that the BBB is a complete fraud but now I have concrete proof. I am sure that many of you are aware of this fact but for those who are not let's explore my assertion. As you know I am a SHLD associatee. I waste a lot of hours... — read more
SHLD Stock Price Update-- Wednesday, February 15, 2017
SHLD stock price update: Wednesday, February 15, 2017: Start of trading day: $7.08 End of trading day: $7.58
SHLD Stock Price Update-- Tuesday, February 14, 2017
SHLD stock price update: Tuesday, February 14, 2017: Start of trading day: $6.37 End of trading day: $7.10 HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!
Any one know anything about AP or the new positions that were created?
Staffing hours? Risk levels? APM/AMAP? ZMAPP?
Sears high earnining appliance repair managers don't do much
Sears high earning appliance repair managers don't do much just saying
Adventures with Sears Part I
As fate would have it, they didn't close our store because suffering must to made to last as long as possible with Eddie. Sometime during the middle of last week FLS decided to assemble a gazebo out in front of the auto center. Well, this ought to be... — read more
Correction: SHLD Stock Price Update Summary -- Feb 06, 2017- Feb 10, 2017
The start of week date should have read February 06, 2017 not February 03, 2017. Here is the corrected post below: SHLD Stock Price Update Summary Feb 06, 2017- Feb 10, 2017: Start of trading week: $6.84 End of trading week: $6.96 NOTE: Stock summary... — read more
If you don't make the numbers
I could write a book on this topic but here's a few comments. It's this sort of misguided thinking that got Sears where it is today. I was a commission salesperson when the PA/MA obsession first appeared in the early 1980's. All of a sudden getting... — read more
Even the customers know Sears is going under
I found a YouTube video a man made giving a tour of the Sears his family use to shop and explaining what he was seeing ie no customers in prime holiday shopping time, fixtures from the 90s and floors so old and worn out they look dirty even though... — read more
Why do you people stay?
I worked as a tools associate back in 2010 while I was in college. It was the most ridiculous work experience I've had to date. I was blown away by the expectations they had for minimum wage employees -- fielding credit, selling maintenance... — read more
5-3-2-1 and PAs are the only thing that will "keep our store open"...
...according to our store manager at this morning's rally meeting. Yep, it's official. PAs and credit are paramount in profitability and keeping a store open (that is until corporate decides to axe a whole bunch of stores, even stores that are doing... — read more
SHLD Stock Price Update Summary -- Feb 03, 2017- Feb 10, 2017:
SHLD Stock Price Update Summary Feb 03, 2017- Feb 10, 2017: Start of trading week: $6.84 End of trading week: $6.96 NOTE: Stock summary results will be skewed in a positive direction due to a more than $2 jump in stock price between end of trading... — read more
Obvious Statements
I'm really tired I seeing meaningless statements like Don't worry you won't have a job soon SHC is going to be bankrupt anyway Your points/gift cards will be worthless soon enough when the company shuts down Stop complaining about processes when the... — read more
I heard Feb 23 is the big day and I heard it could be 25% of the company
(from a user on another thread)
SHLD Stock Price Update-- Monday, February 13, 2017
SHLD stock price update: Monday, February 13, 2017: Start of trading day: $6.89 End of trading day: $6.40
Stock holders take Lambert to court
Stock holders take Lambert to court and settle for 40 million.Look up sears law suits 2 days ago
Sears and Kmart make political statement by anouncing drop of Trump merchandise.
The fact of the matter is they can say whatever they want about optimizing assortment, it's all a line of bs. The only reason they would announce this is to make a political statement. Honestly, do you really think the are going to make an... — read more
Credit card non-eligible purchase
I read the promo pamphlet to try to sell more cards and get the store manager to chill out a bit about it and I came part about non eligible gas and restaurant purchases that only give 1% instead of the the 5% and 3%. Non eligible gas purchases... — read more
Excluding get another job/update resume what tips/advice would u share to prepare folk for a Feb 20th or March 13th layoff?
The sole purpose of this is to help people! I will start off with if you're an office associate get a USB and save all your work.
Kmart severance pay
I posted this on the Kmart site, but maybe someone here can help too. Anyone else having issue with severance pay? I was laid off the 3rd week of January. I faxed everything they asked for and I still haven't received anything. I called 88sears and... — read more
Job Coding Weirdness
Coded on payroll as one thing and one schedule as another . Sometimes I'm more then one code in same week. Anyone else noticed the weird coding? Oh I do none of the jobs I am coded for either.
Sears Kmart drops trump products
what's up with this? munnich new Treasury Secretary has 26 million invested per his statements before congress into Mr Lambert's hedge fund company
Probablity Of SHLD Bankruptcy Has Gone Up!
I realize that SHLD will be gone within the next 10-22 months but it is interesting to take a look at the fact that the probability of SHLD being bankrupt has gone up! In December 2016 it was at 37%; Now as we are in the month of February 2017, the... — read more
Managers pushy for credit apps
Has anyone else noticed that the managers are getting pushier and pushier with everyone getting credit apps. Today my store manager wanted everyone to get at least one app per hour. There was a period where I had no customers for over an hour. He was... — read more
The Saga of the 5321 Pens and Buttons and Brochures
Someone posted a few days back regarding the lack of pens that can can be found at Sears. That has always been a true story although Auto protects their pens well. Two weeks ago we received a small shipment of 5321 pens and buttons for Auto. I handed... — read more
The Short Squeeze of SHld
Some one else here noted that stock price does not matter. One particular poster over at Yahoo, David, went long and posted such before the big squeeze. He's laughing now. He noted all of that short open interest on SHLD. I am not a member of the... — read more
Appliance repair district and service managers say we are exempt from cuts
Appliance repair district managers and service managers say we are exempt they won't cut us
Companies that are currently closing stores (February 2017)
Source: www.TheStoreClosing.com Top 40: -Gander Mountain -Lone Star Steakhouse -Whole Foods Market -Longhorn Steakhouse -Shopko -Souplantation Sweet Tomatoes -Osh Orchard Supply Hardware -Tilted Kilt -Burlington Coat Factory -Stride Rite -Perkins... — read more
Cutting cost
If Eddie is really serious about cutting cost. He needs to start at the top. With all his executives. Then work his way down to Regional People, then district people. Then lastly his store and DC people why cut the lowest paid people. Makes no sense... — read more
Decline repairs coupons
When I give a customer a estimate to repair their Applaince and they decline the repair the company want us techs to give our customer a 10% off coupon for a new Applaince They want us to encurage the customer to go to Sears to buy a new one. On the... — read more
SHLD Stock Price Update-- Friday, February 10, 2017
SHLD stock price update: Friday, February 10, 2017: Start of trading day: $7.70 End of trading day: $6.96
BIG SALES
I walk in our local Sears store today and saw a $849.00 Refrigerator on sale for $848.00 a whole $1 off. Beat that Lowes
Shared Asset Protection
Does anyone have any updates..? I know my store manager knows something I don't but he wouldn't say what.
The stores have been down 20% then 30 now 40% over last year. There are NO CUSTOMERS shopping in the store. We keep getting less and less.
The shipments to the store from the DC are lighter and lighter. Cheap stuff like water is being used to fill shelves. Every day it seems like another company is dropping shipments to the stores. When you do a spot check on inventory it says there is... — read more
5-3-2-1 the end of the company.
So everyone knows by now how much they are pushing the new 5-3-2-1 card. But an incident today had to be the one thing that told me this is their plan to save the company. So here's my story: So I'm running my register (the only one open) and I have... — read more
SHLD Stock Goes Up Over $2 Overnight!
The SHLD Stock Price has gone up over $2 overnight and has opened @ $7.70! How is this even possible? Did word get out they were selling more stuff because this does not make sense for a failing company like SHLD to suddenly go up two dollars... — read more