Tag Archives: Sears

Self-driving cars will hasten the death of the road trip

Posted on January 28, 2016 by markkolier

I just finished the first leg of a drive (1,200 miles) of what will be a quasi-road trip since I intend to stay in one place for two weeks. Like many of my peers way back at age 16 in … Continue reading →

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Have you shopped at Searz lately?

Posted on January 11, 2013 by markkolier

The answer is of course not since the company goes by Sears (founded in 1886) which is the founder’s name – Richard W. Sears. I posted about Sears a little over a year ago – http://wp.me/pn6jX-y6 and had not been … Continue reading →

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J.C. Penney sets out on the comeback trail

Posted on January 30, 2012 by markkolier

Newly hired Ron Johnson, recently of Apple, has taken the reins as new CEO at 99 year old retailer J.C. Penney. It was called Golden Rule Store prior to 1913 having been founded in 1902 by James Cash Penney (I … Continue reading →

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Sears sags – is anyone really surprised?

Posted on December 28, 2011 by markkolier

As the holiday season scorecards begin to be revealed, Sears, showing its ‘softer side’ as sales were down 5.2% over the eight week holiday period, led by CEO Ed Lampert http://on.wsj.com/ttKCBi reported that it expected to close 100 to 120 … Continue reading →

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