seta-san Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Keep your eyes on Sears tomorrow. They are releasing their Q2 report and it's going to be a ###### show. Nasdaq:shld Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1372558-want-to-watch-a-large-corporation-die/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
DConnell Member Posted September 13, 2018 Member Share Posted September 13, 2018 Nah, it was bad enough watching ToysRUs go down in flames ... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1372558-want-to-watch-a-large-corporation-die/#findComment-598348588 Share on other sites More sharing options...
firey Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 Sears closed all their Canadian stores earlier this year. Definitely weird seeing them gone. 10 minutes ago, DConnell said: Nah, it was bad enough watching ToysRUs go down in flames ... ToysRUs still alive and kicking in Canada. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1372558-want-to-watch-a-large-corporation-die/#findComment-598348612 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmorris1 Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 Was once one of my favorite stores. Poor management is all I can say. You could see this coming 5 - 10 years ago. JaykeBird 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1372558-want-to-watch-a-large-corporation-die/#findComment-598348620 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunkyMike Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-03-15/its-just-starting-moodys-warns-deluge-retail-bankruptcies-coming Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1372558-want-to-watch-a-large-corporation-die/#findComment-598348624 Share on other sites More sharing options...
seta-san Posted September 13, 2018 Author Share Posted September 13, 2018 (edited) I can't believe that sears wimped out today. they promised to release their Q2 report before the market opened today. They pushed it off until after the markets close. I guess tomorrow will be the bloodbath. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-09-13/sears-said-to-delay-quarterly-results-until-after-market-close Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1372558-want-to-watch-a-large-corporation-die/#findComment-598348972 Share on other sites More sharing options...
seta-san Posted September 13, 2018 Author Share Posted September 13, 2018 Okay. So they lost 508 million but because same store sales were down but not as much as expected the stock shot up 30%. It's still doomed but day traders are going to play for a few more months Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1372558-want-to-watch-a-large-corporation-die/#findComment-598349144 Share on other sites More sharing options...
seta-san Posted September 28, 2018 Author Share Posted September 28, 2018 it took a bit longer than expected but the bottom has finally fallen out. The end is getting super near. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1372558-want-to-watch-a-large-corporation-die/#findComment-598360816 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindovermaster Global Moderator Posted September 28, 2018 Global Moderator Share Posted September 28, 2018 Our Sears in our city closed years ago. Only way they can go is lower. We lost Boston Store, ToysRus, K-Mart (only on north side now), and tons of other businesses. It's all because everyone goes to WalMart... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1372558-want-to-watch-a-large-corporation-die/#findComment-598360834 Share on other sites More sharing options...
seta-san Posted October 5, 2018 Author Share Posted October 5, 2018 the collapse continues Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1372558-want-to-watch-a-large-corporation-die/#findComment-598367128 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon H Supervisor Posted October 5, 2018 Supervisor Share Posted October 5, 2018 wasn't sears bought out by the american Kmart branch in the early 2000s? it's no wonder kmart dragged them down with em' ... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1372558-want-to-watch-a-large-corporation-die/#findComment-598367132 Share on other sites More sharing options...
seta-san Posted October 5, 2018 Author Share Posted October 5, 2018 16 minutes ago, Brandon H said: wasn't sears bought out by the american Kmart branch in the early 2000s? it's no wonder kmart dragged them down with em' ... Kmart was basically bought by a hedge fund manager named Eddie Lampert who in tern used Kmart to buy out sears and formed the Sears Holdings Corporation. Never mind he knew nothing about retail or why he would try to combine an (at the time) upscale department store and a, then, popular discount retailer. He's spent the years since investing nothing in the stores, in it's legacy pensions, and siphoning off any equity or valuable assets for himself and leaving the shareholders with the debts and unfunded liabilities. Xenon and Brandon H 2 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1372558-want-to-watch-a-large-corporation-die/#findComment-598367158 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon H Supervisor Posted October 5, 2018 Supervisor Share Posted October 5, 2018 3 minutes ago, seta-san said: Kmart was basically bought by a hedge fund manager named Eddie Lampert who in tern used Kmart to buy out sears and formed the Sears Holdings Corporation. Never mind he knew nothing about retail or why he would try to combine an (at the time) upscale department store and a, then, popular discount retailer. He's spent the years since investing nothing in the stores, in it's legacy pensions, and siphoning off any equity or valuable assets for himself and leaving the shareholders with the debts and unfunded liabilities. oh wow; never realized the merger was THAT much of a cluster #### Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1372558-want-to-watch-a-large-corporation-die/#findComment-598367162 Share on other sites More sharing options...
seta-san Posted October 5, 2018 Author Share Posted October 5, 2018 8 minutes ago, Brandon H said: oh wow; never realized the merger was THAT much of a cluster #### https://money.cnn.com/2004/11/17/news/fortune500/sears_kmart/ "We don't want two separate cultures but to blend it into one great culture." Kmart Chairman Edward Lampert said Thursday. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1372558-want-to-watch-a-large-corporation-die/#findComment-598367178 Share on other sites More sharing options...
seta-san Posted October 6, 2018 Author Share Posted October 6, 2018 Press F to pay respects Brandon H 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1372558-want-to-watch-a-large-corporation-die/#findComment-598367890 Share on other sites More sharing options...
seta-san Posted October 9, 2018 Author Share Posted October 9, 2018 Sears added board member with restructuring experience. Chapter 11 bankruptcy incoming. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2018/10/09/sears-appoints-board-member-with-restructuring-experience.html Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1372558-want-to-watch-a-large-corporation-die/#findComment-598370590 Share on other sites More sharing options...
seta-san Posted October 10, 2018 Author Share Posted October 10, 2018 it's happening. it cratered today. bankruptcy by this weekend. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1372558-want-to-watch-a-large-corporation-die/#findComment-598371550 Share on other sites More sharing options...
techbeck Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Online sales has killed a lot of the traditional brick/mortar stores and I doubt it will get any better. Some companies can adapt, and have, while others will fade out. Sucks about Sears as I liked their tools. But since Craftsman is made in China now, their quality has gone down. I have sockets made in the USA that are outlasting the new crap that comes from China. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1372558-want-to-watch-a-large-corporation-die/#findComment-598371568 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon H Supervisor Posted October 10, 2018 Supervisor Share Posted October 10, 2018 On 10/6/2018 at 3:10 PM, seta-san said: Press F to pay respects Can I just press X to Jason instead? +E.Worm Jimmy 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1372558-want-to-watch-a-large-corporation-die/#findComment-598371588 Share on other sites More sharing options...
seta-san Posted October 11, 2018 Author Share Posted October 11, 2018 https://www.marketwatch.com/story/sears-lenders-encourage-liquidation-rather-than-reorganization-2018-10-11 Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1372558-want-to-watch-a-large-corporation-die/#findComment-598372700 Share on other sites More sharing options...
seta-san Posted October 15, 2018 Author Share Posted October 15, 2018 (edited) Tomorrow is the big day. They owe $134 million that they don't have tomorrow. The only question is it going to be chapter 7 liquidation bankruptcy or chapter 11 and they try to rework their $5billion debt load among a ###### credit rating, rising interest rates, falling same store sales, and vendors who will only accept cash up front. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1372558-want-to-watch-a-large-corporation-die/#findComment-598374594 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim K Global Moderator Posted October 15, 2018 Global Moderator Share Posted October 15, 2018 WSJ is reporting Chapter 11, closing at least 150 stores. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1372558-want-to-watch-a-large-corporation-die/#findComment-598374604 Share on other sites More sharing options...
seta-san Posted October 15, 2018 Author Share Posted October 15, 2018 7 minutes ago, Jim K said: WSJ is reporting Chapter 11, closing at least 150 stores. They are talking about them trying to get a deal... but the banks are pushing for chapter 7 Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1372558-want-to-watch-a-large-corporation-die/#findComment-598374606 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim K Global Moderator Posted October 15, 2018 Global Moderator Share Posted October 15, 2018 21 minutes ago, seta-san said: They are talking about them trying to get a deal... but the banks are pushing for chapter 7 This was from about an hour ago. Should have included it in my other post but was in a bit hurry. // Sears Holdings Corp. was preparing to file for chapter 11 protection late Sunday or early Monday, a reckoning that would crystallize years of losses at the once iconic company. Sears over the weekend reached a deal with lenders that would allow the troubled retailer to keep hundreds of its stores open through the holidays, according to people familiar with the matter. That setup was expected Sunday to be part of the filing. // https://www.wsj.com/articles/sears-will-it-shrink-or-close-1539514800 Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1372558-want-to-watch-a-large-corporation-die/#findComment-598374610 Share on other sites More sharing options...
astropheed Veteran Posted October 15, 2018 Veteran Share Posted October 15, 2018 You called it pretty well Seta, nice work. I can't say I care about Sears and haven't even seen one as far as I know since I moved away from Canada. I remember when I was very little it was a bit classy but as I aged it seemed more and more like a pseudo-pretentious Kmart. I see no reason to shop there. Although I don't really go to many physical stores anymore to be fair. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1372558-want-to-watch-a-large-corporation-die/#findComment-598374614 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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