K-Mart failing is dragging Sears down with it.
It was actually K-Mart that bought Sears and changed to corporate name to sears holdings or something like thatYou'd be surprised to learn that Sears is the dog of the company. Kmart is what's keeping their whole organization afloat.
I walked into Sears last week. ... My guess is Appliances, and stuff like Lawn Mowing equipment is stil sort of a strong point at Sears.
Sears tried to be everything. I can see the hardware, and power equip. and appliances .. but to also be a destination for shoes, children's clothes, etc.? The all-in-one high-end department store died a long time ago.
Lowes/HD try, but they don't succeed all around .. 5 things NOT to buy at Lowe’s and Home DepotAmazon is proof of that LOL
Or lowes/Home depot..christmas decorations, tools, lawn care, appliances..parts or you can get contractors there too.
How is a photobooth related to DJing? Not very directly.
A few places here tried, years ago of course, pizza and video delivery.
Many harley dealers have cafe's in them...i don't quite get that.
I'd stop throwing crap at the wall and seeing what sticks as they've been doing for years then cut any department that doesn't turn a profit on a yearly basis. Expand the departments that do. Run test pilots for new product offerings in a small subset of your markets like all the other large corporations do.If you were in charge of keeping both those stores a float, what would you do so they don't go under?
.. Nowadays Amazon does and I don't even have to put on pants!
I'd stop throwing crap at the wall and seeing what sticks as they've been doing for years then cut any department that doesn't turn a profit on a yearly basis. Expand the departments that do. Run test pilots for new product offerings in a small subset of your markets like all the other large corporations do.
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Sears in my mind has always been an expensive Wal-Mart. Maybe it's a generational thing but Sears never had any clout in my mind. When I got my first car I stupidly bought new tires from Sears and realized a week later I could saved ~$200 by getting them at Wal-Mart. That left a very negative impression of Sears on my mind. The only positive memory I have of Sears is they were the only store that carried winter gloves big enough for me when I was a teenager. Nowadays Amazon does and I don't even have to put on pants!
Amazon is proof of that LOL
Sears in my mind has always been an expensive Wal-Mart. Maybe it's a generational thing but Sears never had any clout in my mind.
Most Harley dealers make a much bigger percentage of their profits off of clothing, accessories and service than they do bikes, anything you can do to get a customer to stay longer will greatly increase the likely hood of that customer spending more moneyMany harley dealers have cafe's in them...i don't quite get that.
I used to have a FFL and I sold guns/ammo/etc. Same there .. very little margin on guns .. almost all of it came from ammo and "accessories" (scopes, cleaning equipment, holsters, etc.).Most Harley dealers make a much bigger percentage of their profits off of clothing, accessories and service than they do bikes, anything you can do to get a customer to stay longer will greatly increase the likely hood of that customer spending more money