Sears to close 63 stores and looking to sell off Kenmore.

Sears has been dying a slow, painful death for the last 10 years or so. I'm not sad to see it go.

Sad, as bad as thier home service is it was light years above the other company we had for the lemon fridge we had.

No idea where I’d get appliance service now

It's a sad, sad demise of what was once a go-to retailer for so many. I can't help but think their deteriorating customer service over the last two decades was a major factor in their losses. Kenmore used to be a premium, reliable appliance brand. Too bad.

That makes me sad - it is soon to be an end of an era. I remember that while growing up Sears was the dependable store....we got our Die Hard car batteries from Sears, lawn mowers, tools, appliances (Kenmore) all came from Sears because they were reliable.

The Sears where I shop has a wonderful clothing section and I like their clothes - they hold up well. It is such a shame to read that any of them are closing (the one I shop at is on the list too) - so sad for all the employees that will be out of work but also just sad to see such a one-time giant retail store closing shop.

all stores in Canada closed up either late last year or early january

Last time we needed a major appliance -- a refrigerator and stove both at the same time, oy -- I got them at Sears. They had no-interest financing for a year (which of course I paid off right before the year was up, so no interest at all), delivery and installation, and they hauled away the old ones. And they charmed my dog who hates strangers in her house.   We're going to need a new washer and dryer soon, so I guess I won't be getting them at Sears. I'm sorry for all those losing their jobs.

Well the stores in our area are done. No going back.

And you can pretty much guess Sears will be a thing of the past in probably less than 3 years (and I would say that is being generous).

They were talking about just being an online retailer at one point but I don't think that panned out.

The two we have are not on the list, I go there to shop the Lands End stuff, but last time I did get a tool kit for myself as well. I don’t even look at anything else, just the Lands End stuff. It is sad they are closing, I feel for the people losing their job.

I've been buying all my appliances from Sears for the last 47yrs so I'm going to miss my local store.  They started their sale last Friday and are scheduled to close sometime in August.  

I was in Lowes last night and noticed that they had quite a bit of the Seas Craftsman line on display.  I wonder if they will be taking over that line of tools in their stores.  99% of DH's hand and power tools are Craftsman. 

It is sad to see all the retail employment going with these closures. There are no jobs for these people 
to fill for re-employment. 

Every time a Sears closure list comes out I am shocked my local store isn't on it. The store is empty and dirty, smells funky and really not appealing to shop in. But, I always buy my appliances there because I like the Kenmore brand and their zero percent interest deals make it affordable. I'll be sad the day my store does wind up closing.

I wonder what will happen to Lands’ End. That brand has such a good reputation.