Things Become Extinct, But Wow ...

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Secretary of Commerce.

 

Where have all the big boys gone? Not out manning.

 

The way she was talking about young boys, I'm glad she isn't a schoolteacher.

 

Is that The Blaze or a re-read of a monologue from Rome is Burning? Same delivery style. Same depth.

 

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J.C. Penney to close 130 to 140 stores, sales dip

 

They are not becoming extinct. They are very popular in Russia (not kidding).

 

Payless Shoes' day in the barrel.

Payless ShoeSource files for bankruptcy, immediately closing nearly 400 stores

 

Now where will moms go for $20 plain black sneakers their prepubescent sons will agree to wear to church when she can't get them to wear dress shoes?

 

Paymore Shoes?

 

Remember the Reebok black hi-tops with velcro? Popular among NJ-NY guidos in the 80s to early 90s.

 

Probably a lot. The Sears business model after WWII was that they would sell teir own brands. They got very involved in the production processes in order to ensure quality.

Sears started as a hardware store and they always were really good in selling hard goods. They had huge market shares in hand tools, toys, appliances and televisions. But over time they have clearly lost that edge. They were kind of obsessed with the fact that they not as good at woman's apparrel as the department stores and spent enormous amounts of time and money trying to become more of a traditional department store rather than focus on what they did well. But it is cheaper to sell appliances, toys and hardware out of a big box. Sears also developed huge execution problems and was always struggling to get their computer systems correct, etc.