Sears Call Center Closing In High Point - here is the source (Corporate HR Confirmed): "We announced today that our Sears Services Contract Support call center in High Point, N.C. will close in late February 2017. The work performed at the location... — read more 

Have you seen the prices for the health insurance this year! OMG!

http://seekingalpha.com/article/4015069-seritage-growth-renovation-reinvestment-opportunities

...we just don't have the manpower to put it out. There are items in our stockrooms that shipped to the store a month ago. Also, corporate seems to be going overboard with their buying, a lot more than years past. We don't have much room left out on... — read more 

RE: I've found most Kmart employees fall into one of three groups. Which group are you? I am in the group that still feels responsible for my job/dept and always will. Put that in your poll and smoke it BUB.

...from a post that I really liked. Thanks for saying it. An early Happy Thanksgiving and Christmas to you. Or as Gomer would say " Merry Christmas to you and yours!" get thru it how ever you can and don't let them steal one more thing from you. A... — read more 

Well, I think I would like to know if we are or not. That's fair for us to make plans, right?

sorry for you and sorry for me, too. Guess I'm sticking around, too because I been there so long. Still your post was rude or maybe you are inept at expressing your feelings.

I think all we get is lies. You can't beat a dead mule. If you work at sears or kmart you are a dead mule. so be smart and stay and play it out or if you are young enough walk away and never look back. If you stay then learn to do the Mona Lisa smile... — read more 

A previous thread mentioned that all ASMs were to be converted to hourly associates NLT January 1, 2017 in response to the new federal salaried/overtime executive order. For Kmart locations, this change is NOT absolute. My store has three salaried... — read more 

Kmart won't give their employees a raise. Won't give them a chance to spend time with their families for the holidays. Kmart you should be ashamed. I have worked for the company for many years. I'm ready for the inevitable. We are going to lose our... — read more 

Sears spun off its real estate holdings to Seritage, which is trying to re-lease out Sears stores nationwide A big change could be coming to the Town Center mall in Boca Raton — the replacement of the Sears department store with new tenants, such as... — read more 

http://properties.theshoppingcentergroup.com/property/output/document/view/id:11797/?time=1477278666/

Is it normal to not care if another sales associate takes your sale because it's not worth the hassle over the breadcrumbs they call a commission? Is it normal to pace, wander, shuffle papers, read Pebble, wipe everything down and still be bored... — read more 

so - we know that whatever craftsmen is sold for (if it is) will ALL be going to reduce the pension deficit. None of it can be used to buy inventory - since black and decker pulled out the chances of a sale and anything close to $2 billion are remote... — read more 

what do other stores think of the new service arrange for lawn and garden items,basically all four cycle products, will no longer be dropped off at a local Sears store then shipped to a central service center, starting next week the members will have... — read more 

I work in Auto and we are grossly understaffed. I am the Assistant Manager and the Manager is on vacation so I am the MOD. We don't have another CSA so the last three days I have been opening and closing. I have to be at the store at 7:30 AM be there... — read more 

http://www.wsj.com/articles/jakks-pacific-said-to-suspend-toy-sales-to-kmart-1477000280 This does not sound good for Kmart.

Instead of Sears selling all these properties for tons of money, Eddie sold them to seritage dirt cheap, and seritage makes a fortune selling the real estate to other buyers. Crooked Sears, Crooked Eddie, Crooked seritage growth properties... This is... — read more 

got last raise (5 cents) 8 or 9 yrs ago. Being an honest person I will give SHC what they paid for. I'LL HAVE TO DO THE MATH ON THAT. Then tomorrow I go in there and give them a nickels worth of whatever they want from me.

Anyone know what Sears is planning for Thanksgiving Day this year? Just read that Home Depot, Lowe and hhgregg plus other stores and malls will not be open at all on Thanksgiving Day. Best Buy is still making a decision on its hours. Our store does... — read more 

I have a lot of information from insiders at corporate which has led me to the following conclusion: the easiest way to determine if your store is closing soon is to go outside and look at the sign on the buidling. If it says Sears or Kmart then it... — read more 

Take a look at the information below. It is related to the so called holiday/shop your way event tonite. It guarantees members extra SWY points in Jan but it list certain stores that do not qualify for the the holiday guarantee. The only thing I can... — read more 

https://www.thestreet.com/story/13850843/1/despite-loyalty-program-sears-is-still-an-unrewarding-stock.html

the right thing to do is flush the toilet. unfortunately, that Was the company

ever felt that tingle while you got a hair cut or massage? sound sculpture on YouTube is the best tingle I ever got. Soundsculpture is the vacuum cleaner, the floor polisher and the hair dryer all in one. Sharing this with you all, try it. go to... — read more 

We use to have good meals for bosses or retirees and such, now we are lucky if we have toilet paper...or light bulbs to see "pack away" Tired, so tired of all of it. I would LOVE to work @ full pace in my dept. But Why can't I? is the question. It... — read more 

So let's talk about this lowest price of the season Member event nightmare on Sunday. First, there are so many Member events now that they really do not drive traffic into the store. Thanks corporate marketing. Second, Points that they do not have... — read more 

After the short squeeze failed what is next? Are we going to have CNBC's Cramer tell us to "Buy, Buy, Buy! SHLD IS OVERSOLD!"??? Now that I know some of you folks are financially minded I thought that I would present the following link with no... — read more 

http://www.thecerbatgem.com/2016/10/13/sears-holdings-corp-shld-reaches-new-12-month-low-on-insider-selling.html

Is this the same company as Sears? Are they a separate entity and why?

I was on the Sears website to see what Christmas decorations are in stock at my local store but it showed nothing available. When I searched other store locations close by there were plenty of items. I wonder if this means my local Sears is closing... — read more 

I'm an hourly AP Associate at a Sears store and my days are spent monitoring a completely dead store. The hours have been holding steady but it's obvious the end is near. I stay because Sears is one of the last places where it's hands on LP, but at... — read more 

Does anyone have any information on Sears St Petersburg. I am an Associate here and rumors are flying around my building that the city posted a demolition notice for our building to be destroyed. I ask my store management and they just say All we... — read more 

I walked into a K-Mart not too long ago. Wanting to use my associate discount being a Sears associate. I needed a calendar. I haven't been in a K-mart in a while but remembered the K-mart from my childhood. It was a decent store. Clean. Well stocked... — read more 

For all of us old timers! We remember the way it used to be. We were like a family, if we needed help we got help if someone else needs help we helped! That's all gone and I ,for one, miss it!so sad

i have worked for sears for nearly 20 years. never have gotten a raise. was a team player. my co worker and i one year didnt have a lead manager for a long time and we took of everything! so.... after nearly twenty years devoting myself to this... — read more 

I heard that the Elmurst store has a new manager. This manager came from two previous stores that closed. They believe he is there to control cost and ordering before this store closes. Again this is just speculation.

I believe severance packages between field and corporate employees do differ. At corporate it tends to be a week for every year at the company with a minimum amount. Back for the February layoff it was a 10 week minimum. This past week I was told a 6... — read more 

To the person who stated that SYW and associate discounts are some how related and that I was somehow ruining it. Not true. I often don't take associate discounts on some of my purchases because I know it will negate points barcode. I pay full price... — read more