Sears/Kmart quickly disappearing

[Diggin It]

Is Lowes headed in the same general direction as Sears?

Once I got done blocking all the adware and paywall nags so I could read the article, it doesn't really say much other than bean counters gonna do what bean counters do to make a name for themselves.

 

[quicksandfarmer]

Is Lowes headed in the same general direction as Sears?

https://www.bizjournals.com/charlot...strategy-by-closing.html?ana=yahoo&yptr=yahoo

Interesting. I used to prefer my local Lowes to the HD, I thought the blue box had more high-end and hard-to-find type items, and they price-match each other on everyday stuff. But this summer I had a project to do and a bunch of 10% coupons from Lowes, so when I needed stuff I would go to Lowes. After three or four trips where my Lowes didn't have what I needed and the HD down the block did, I started making HD my first stop. I did one delivery order from Lowes -- which they messed up.

My experience is that when a retailer starts hitting the skids, customers start to notice pretty quickly, and start going elsewhere. From there it's a death spiral.

 

[/pine]

So is it inevitable (like Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio) that HD and Lowes become a single entity at some point?

How much longer can CVS and Walgreen's keep going head to head with Walmart in the mix...somethings got to give there sooner or later...

 

[KubotainNH]

When building my house I bought a lot of items from Lowe's, 10% off using my card. The closest Lowe's to my house closed a few years ago, it was a huge well stocked store. Now HD is just closer so that's usually where I end up. There is a Lowe's near my work but HD is still half the distance so again quicker to hit up. They kinda screwed themselves seeing that large store was in a major City for that area now HD is the only close option.

CVS and Walgreens always make me wonder. Walgreens put up a decent sized building all their own a couple years ago while CVS had been small and sitting in the nearby strip mall. CVS just moved into a larger building of their own a few hundred feet away. I dunno how they do it but Walmart is on the other side of town so that helps. I only shop at the two drug stores when I'm on the rushed side as their prices are only good when on sale.

 

[4570Man]

When building my house I bought a lot of items from Lowe's, 10% off using my card. The closest Lowe's to my house closed a few years ago, it was a huge well stocked store. Now HD is just closer so that's usually where I end up. There is a Lowe's near my work but HD is still half the distance so again quicker to hit up. They kinda screwed themselves seeing that large store was in a major City for that area now HD is the only close option.

CVS and Walgreens always make me wonder. Walgreens put up a decent sized building all their own a couple years ago while CVS had been small and sitting in the nearby strip mall. CVS just moved into a larger building of their own a few hundred feet away. I dunno how they do it but Walmart is on the other side of town so that helps. I only shop at the two drug stores when I'm on the rushed side as their prices are only good when on sale.

Lowe’s 10% off and $25 off 250 or more cards used to be plentiful. I could buy them off eBay for a dollar or two. They seem to cracked down on that. They also use to sell a case of Gatorade for like $12 that had a $10 gift card inside. I drank a lot of Gatorade then.

 

[ultrarunner]

Lowes owned my favorite Hardware Store Orchard Supply founded in 1931 otherwise known as OSH...

West Coast Operation with 100 stores... spent a lot relaunching the brand a couple of years ago... lots on the fa軋de of the stores.

Anyway... they are all closing... even the rank and file didn't know... came to work and found the notices on the door.

When I am in Olympia... Lowes is my first stop... don't have a local one near Oakland.

 

[cqaigy2]

I shop alot at the lowes in oly too. 10% off helps and they quite often have things the home depot doesn't.

 

[MossRoad]

So is it inevitable (like Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio) that HD and Lowes become a single entity at some point?

How much longer can CVS and Walgreen's keep going head to head with Walmart in the mix...somethings got to give there sooner or later...

Except there's the convenience factor of location. We have three Walmarts in our town, but probably 20 CVS and Walgreens locations. I'd much rather go to CVS or Walgreens for candy, prescriptions, photo printing, greeting cards, small stuff. I hate going to Walmart. While they do have good prices, it's just isle after isle and a ton of people all the time. I can park close to the door at the CVS and Walgreens and get in and out fast.

 

[goeduck]

... I hate going to Walmart. While they do have good prices, it's just isle after isle and a ton of people all the time. I can park close to the door at the CVS and Walgreens and get in and out fast.

And here I thought you would do anything to pinch a penny.

 

[MossRoad]

And here I thought you would do anything to pinch a penny.

How do they make copper wire?

Try and take a penny away from me! :laughing: