Thread regarding Sears layoffs

Some stores cash only

Something is seriously wrong as people are posting on Google reviews that Key West and White Planes Kmarts are cash only. Sears Fort Lauderdale is the same according to Google review.

Someone posted a few days on this forum that Freedom was cash only and then it was listed as closing down. Is this something that has happened in the past? It can't be a company wide outage or all stores wouldn't be taking cards. Is it a sign of impending closure? Anyone know if they swap the card payments from Transform to the liquidator when closing a store?

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Willowgrove PA and Media PA Sears store also accept cash only. When will this be fixed?

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Post ID: @3fvj+1bpCTK94

You were there? At Chicago Ridge? Did they say anything about why their phone doesn't work?

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Post ID: @3yrj+1bpCTK94

Chicago Ridge also made an over head announcement yesterday about being cash only.

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Post ID: @2msz+1bpCTK94

I was at Avenel Kmart today and they made a an announcement about being cash only.

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Post ID: @2mxl+1bpCTK94

Apparently some people on here think so

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Post ID: @2mfq+1bpCTK94

Home Depot CC system went down over Memorial Day weekend. They were cash only at multiple stores. Does that mean they are closing?

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Post ID: @2dse+1bpCTK94

I think cash only locations will be closing next
Kmart
Key West, FL
White Plains, NY
Sears
Fort Lauderdale, FL

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Post ID: @1rdm+1bpCTK94

I like the Elevator Guy

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Post ID: @1nsd+1bpCTK94

Surprised that the elevator guy has not chimed in here yet with a status report on the working condition of the elevators in the remaining stores.

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Post ID: @1lmp+1bpCTK94

If this is a normal occurrence why isn't there any mentioned of it on reviews until the past couple of days? I don't believe any retailer just had it's payment systems going down all day across every store. Even in this case it doesn't like like it's every store and it must be an unusual occurrence for people to go and post about it on Google.

Now reviews for the Bronx store staying the same.

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Post ID: @1oqh+1bpCTK94

23 hours ago by Anonymous
Post ID: @oba+1bpCTK94 said:
"Do you have nothing better to do then randomly read google reviews for Sears and Kmart stores. The CC system has gone offline on and off for years, this is NOTHING new. Get a life."

Note to self:
Criticizing someone for a post they made on an anonymous message board equals better quality of life.

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Post ID: @1rok+1bpCTK94

System are down, what else is new. Besides gutting IT, then gutting the IT that replaced them, then gutting the IT system that replaced that, and 30+ year old POS systems, Eddie Lampert systematically destroyed Sears' value as a business and the real estate besides. Turning gold into lead, it's a talent.

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Post ID: @1mvx+1bpCTK94

Do you have nothing better to do then randomly read google reviews for Sears and Kmart stores. The CC system has gone offline on and off for years, this is NOTHING new. Get a life.

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Post ID: @oba+1bpCTK94

White Plains not Planes.

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Post ID: @zmq+1bpCTK94

@olt+1bpCTK94 I agree. Stores taking Cash only (temporarily) really has nothing to do with them closing. Because liquidators take Credit Cards during closing. This is just due to a system glitch in those particular stores. WESTWOOD NJ was taking Cash only recently, but their manager assured me that they aren't closing, and it's just a system issue. Of course, we can take his comments with a grain of salt, but that's what he claimed. But it is interesting that WESTWOOD, KEY WEST, & WHITE PLAINS, are at least temporarily taking Cash only.

For the record, all 3 claim they are not closing as of now.

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Post ID: @slu+1bpCTK94

Credit/Debit card machines going down and stores having to revert to cash is a normal occasional occurrence. No conspiracy theory here.

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Post ID: @olt+1bpCTK94

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