Sears' Downfall

Sears' Downfall

How did a retail giant go from every home to almost gone?

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35 mins

Explore the story of Sears, from pioneering mail-order catalogs to becoming a retail giant. Discover how changing technology, competition, and business decisions led to its decline.

Ep 1:

Rise of an American Empire

From a rejected watch shipment to a billion-dollar mail-order empire, discover how Richard Sears built the original platform technology that transformed American commerce.

Ep 2:

Squeezed From Every Side

As Walmart, Kmart, and hardware giants surrounded Sears from every direction, a dying mall culture sealed the fate of a once-unstoppable retail titan.

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Discussions (12)

Oswald

Level 3 · 7 mo ago

Selling cocaine and tombstones gave Sears a better character arc than the sequel trilogy.

Yasin

Level 4 · 7 mo ago

They sold cocaine? No way

Julia

Level 8 · 7 mo ago

That CEO making teams fight each other is 100% toxic behavior. 🚩 It sounds like a total nightmare for the employees stuck in the middle of it all.

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