When downtown Sears opened, it was the Amazon of 1929. And it was huge
It was big news on Aug. 7, 1929, when Sears, Roebuck & Co. was getting ready to open its first store in Louisville — a $1 million art deco beauty at 8th and Broadway — as it shifted from a mail-order business to brick and mortar buildings in more ...
Empty shelves, poor customer service speed Sears' demise
The retailer's problems, according to shoppers, former employees and vendors interviewed by Reuters, range from its limited assortment of merchandise to poor
customer service. In addition, some said, the retailer abandoned basic shop-keeping standards ...
Sears Hometown Store still serving community
"Are y'all going to close?" a man asked while paying at the Sears Hometown Store on Downing Pines Road. "No, we'll still be here," said store manager Michelle McIntosh. The franchise, owned by brothers-in-law Richard Turnley and Jim Slaughter, is going ...