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Sears Stores in Trouble ! - Death of the department store by 2020!

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Channel: Mike Martins · 2016 · News & Politics

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I wanted to make a quick video about something I've been thinking about lately: the possible death of the traditional department store.

I'm walking around Sears today, and I have to say, I really don't want to see stores like this disappear.

There's something about a department store that online shopping simply can't replace.

You can come in, walk around, look at clothing, try things on, test colognes and perfumes, buy towels, bedsheets, furniture, appliances, housewares, wine glasses and just about everything else you need under one roof.

I've bought shirts here. I've bought shorts here. I've bought household items here. I like the quality, I like walking around the store, and sometimes I'll simply grab a coffee and spend some time looking around.

It's also a social experience.

People get out of the house. They walk around. They talk to each other. Families shop together. And around Christmas, department stores can become part of the whole experience with the decorations, displays and holiday atmosphere.

But I'm worried about where this business model is heading.

I've been looking at Sears stock recently, and what I'm seeing isn't encouraging. It makes me wonder whether we're watching the gradual disappearance of a type of store that generations of people grew up with.

I hope I'm wrong.

I hope my son grows up in a world where he can still take his own family to a department store at Christmas and experience some of the same things we're experiencing today.

But what do you think?

Is the department store becoming a thing of the past?

Or will stores like this find a way to survive?

Comment below and let me know.

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