Another second rate retailer bites the dust.
When Lowe's was set to open, I predicted that many of the local stores would close by offering a combination of mediocre service, high prices, and inconvenient hours. Others posters, dutifully supporting their local merchants, called me a traitor for predicting the inevitable.
When I moved here, I bought ALL my appliances through that Sears outlet, based on my respect for the brand name. The service was reprehensible, the attitudes of the owners and employees rude and very unfriendly. They deserved to fail, and more local retailers will follow in their wake. They have not changed in the face of changing customer expectations.
Sears of Gilford, RIP.
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