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Business/Economics

Japan admits to slave labor treatment of foreign workers, hundreds die or disappear every year!

30 March 2019 (03:00 UTC-07 Tango 06) 10 Farvardin 1398/23 Rajab 1440/24 Ding-Mao 4717

Nippon’s Prime Minister Abe Shinzo recently told investors that more foreign workers are needed to save Nippon’s economy, this is at the same time that Nipponese news media are revealing the hell that foreign workers have to endure.

For years now a population death spiral (what was that about the global population exploding out-of-control?) has Japan’s industries struggling to find workers (Japan’s migrant policies are far tougher that the United States, so it’s not like Japanese companies can just herd people across the border like here in the U.S.).  Japan has even relaxed its migrant policies, but now it’s being revealed that foreign workers in Japan are being worked like slaves, even worked to death!

2008 protest by foreign workers in Tokyo

Japan Today reports that a Justice Ministry survey discovered that last Gregorian year 9-thousand-52  foreign workers went missing.  The Ministry was somehow able to track down and ask 5-thousand-218 of them why they took-off.  759 blamed the working conditions.

The Justice Ministry also discovered that 171 workers died, from a combination of work accidents, suicides, disease or as a result of violent crime (yes, total-gun-ban Japan has violent crime).  And this is just the foreign workers who were brought to Japan through the government’s technical internship program!  There are hundreds of thousands of foreign workers in Nippon through other ‘programs’.

The Justice Ministry tried to survey employers, but many refused to cooperate.

The government survey concluded that many foreign workers are paid less than the minimum wage, have excessive deductions from their wages, or are forced to work overtime without compensation! In one case, a worker was averaging 60 hours of overtime every month and not being paid for it!   The Justice Ministry found that some employers are taking the workers’ passports and confining them to dorms when they are not working.  Many Japanese employers are using an old trick, telling the workers they’re in debt for the expenses of bringing them to Japan to work and therefore must work extra hours without pay.

One more thing, the Justice Ministry admitted it lied on earlier surveys, claiming missing foreign workers had left their jobs for better paying work!

Japan and Nepal sign government-to-government labor pact

Small Japanese firms fear foreign laborers will abandon them 

STUDENTS & TOURISTS USED AS SLAVE LABOR? MORE PROOF IMMIGRATION IS ABOUT DENYING YOU A JOB!

POPULATION DEATH SPIRAL BLAMED FOR SEARS-KMART DEATH SPIRAL, NOVEMBER 2018

“MARKET CONDITIONS” BLAMED ON POPULATION DEATH SPIRAL! 

MY IMMIGRANT IDAHO: THE “SPANISH SECTION” KEEPING IDAHO FARMS STRONG!

COVERT CIVIL WAR IN TEXAS CAUSES BULLIED IMMIGRANT TO SHOOT UP SCHOOL WITH SHOTGUN?

GERMANS PISSED AT THEIR GOVERNMENT’S IMMIGRANT POLICY!

Business/Economics

“nobody was given the heads up on this”: U.S. industrial/logistics/mining layoffs, November 2018

Incomplete list of U.S. Mining/Industrial/Logistics job loss/shutdown announcements made in November 2018.

WARN=Worker Adjustment Retraining Notification

ARKANSAS: Union Pacific railroad continues adding to its layoff lists

CALIFORNIA: British empire owned maker of police-state equipment for military/law enforcement Safariland issued a mass layoff WARN for its Ontario factory, 158 jobs gone by the end of the year!  Driessen Aircraft Interiors Systems issued a shutdown WARN for its factory in Huntington, 60 jobs gone by the end of the year. E2 Consulting Engineers issued a mass layoff WARN, 162 jobs gone by the end of the year! International Paper Company issued a shutdown WARN for its San Leandro location, 36 jobs gone the week before xmas. APL Logistics Limited issued a shutdown WARN for its Fontana ops, 96 jobs gone in January 2019.  British empire Canada based North American Services issued a shutdown WARN for its ops in Simi Valley, 26 jobs gone in January 2019.  DI Overnight issued mass layoff WARNs, at least 3-hundred jobs gone across ten locations, by March 2019! CEVA Logistics issued a shutdown WARN for its ops in San Jose, 197 jobs gone!  Custom furnace maker Retech Systems issued a layoff WARN for its Ukiah factory, 30 jobs gone in January 2019.  Rockwell Collins issued a shutdown WARN for its office in Irvine.  Pacific Southwest Containers issued a shutdown WARN for its ops in Chatsworth.  Boeing laying off ten people in Huntington, in January 2019.

CONNECTICUT:  Harvey Supply Chain International issued a shutdown WARN, 97 jobs in Woodstock gone mid-January 2019.  Crabtree & Evelyn issues shutdown WARN for its body lotions/fragrances manufacturing/distribution ops in Woodstock, at least 30 jobs gone after January 2019.  (Harvey Supply Chain and Crabtree are related companies)

Champion Builders now chapter 11 bankrupt busted

Calpine shutting down North American Power office

FLORIDA: C&S Wholesale eliminating 205 jobs in Orlando, between the end of January 2019 and mid-March 2019! Service America Enterprises eliminating 161 construction related jobs in January 2019!

General Electric (GE) kills 147 Jacksonville jobs!

GEORGIA: Georgia-Pacific closing Warm Springs mill, affecting 321 jobs!

HAWAII:  Hawaii’s largest commercial printer shutting down after more than 26 years, 93 jobs lost

ILLINOIS: ADC Diecasting & Manufacturing issued a shutdown WARN, 101 jobs gone by the end of January 2019! Callen Manufacturing issued a shutdown WARN, 126 jobs gone by February 2019!  ZF Chassis Systems Chicago issued a shutdown WARN, 261 jobs gone by June 2019! Caterpillar issued a shutdown WARN for its factory in Joliet, 285 jobs gone by June 2019!

INDIANA: Without warning Textron shutdown its lawnmower factory Dixie Chopper, 107 jobs gone instantly!

IOWA:  Germany based Siemens shutting down its Burlington factory, 125 jobs lost four days before xmas

KENTUCKY: Industrial bag maker Mondi closing Louisville facility, laying off 100 workers!

LOUISIANA: Oil company PetroQuest Energy filed for bankruptcy protection from $204.5 million in debt

MICHIGAN: General Motors (GM) to lay off 14-thousand-7-hundred employees!!!

Alphi Manufacturing eliminating 106 jobs in Jonesville due to “sudden and unexpected” loss of contract!

MINNESOTA: Quam Construction suddenly laid off 40 people in Willmar.

Bankrupt Peoples Electric shutdown without warning, 130 contractors suddenly jobless!

NEW YORK: Dumas Contracting revealed it eliminated 33 jobs at the end of October.

Greek based oil company Aegean Marine Petroleum filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in NYC

Hat maker New Era Cap shutting down its factory in Derby, city officials said “nobody was given the heads up on this.”

Sunlite Plastics to cut 58 jobs after unexpected crash in orders

LED Lighting Manufacturer LSI shutting down New Windsor factory, 136 Layoffs!

NORTH CAROLINA: Germany based BASF to lay off 53 workers at two Charlotte locations

Taxpayer funded Leonardo DRS eliminating at least 90 jobs starting in December, “in the process of implementing contingency plans” 

Layoffs possible as Duke Energy expands buyout offers

After 77 years cloth maker Copland Industries shutting down by the end of the year, blaming international competition

Boise Cascade halting laminated ops in Roxboro, 56 jobs gone by the end of the year because “we have been unable to reduce manufacturing costs to an acceptable level”

PENNSYLVANIA: NFI Interactive Logistics issued a shutdown WARN for its Sunbury location, 55 jobs gone by the end of January 2019.  HVAC maker Danfoss issued a layoff WARN, 48 jobs gone by March 2019.  ‘Premium’ bicycle marketer Advanced Sports Enterprises issued a layoff WARN, 60 jobs gone in January 2019.  Bartash Printing suddenly shutdown, 163 jobs already gone according to the WARN!

Faucet maker Moen shutting down 50 years old factory, at least 50 jobs gone in 2019

Cloth maker Woolrich shutting down its mill by the end of the year (40 jobs gone according to the WARN)

TEXAS: Despite being promised an economic incentive from local officials, insulation maker CertainTeed halting production in Sherman, 35 jobs gone by December.

WISCONSIN: Beechworth Windows issued a shutdown WARN, 80 jobs gone by January 2019.

General Electric (GE) Global Operations is laying off 63 people

WYOMING: Dozens of oil industry layoffs despite increase in production, no explanation given

U.S. MINING/INDUSTRIAL/LOGISTICS LAYOFFS, OCTOBER 2018:“WE KIND OF NEED TO DO SOMETHING BESIDES DIE AT OUR DESK”

Business/Economics

“improperly retained”: Sears Kmart death spiral, March 2019

For some reason Sears Hometown/Appliance & Hardware has disabled its store finder page.

Footwear News: Shoe maker blames Sears bankruptcy for 18% decline in shoe sales

Chicago Tribune: Lampert cancels retiree’s life insurance!

Sears bankruptcy lets Eddie Lampert save $2 billion on taxes

What’s ‘the real home’ of Craftsman tools? Lawsuit says it’s not Sears anymore

Law360: Judge Says He Can’t Decide $15M Sears Credit Card dispute…Yet

Wall Street Journal: Bankruptcy Judge Pushes New Sears to Resolve Dispute With Old Sears

New York Post: Court documents show Eddie Lampert’s ESL hedge fund “improperly retained” $57.5M from Sears

Bloomberg: Attorney Fees in Sears Bankruptcy Reaches $22 Million

Seeking Alpha: The Sale Of Sears To Lampert Ain’t Over Yet – Major Problems Have Developed

CALIFORNIA: The Jackson Sears Hometown store made the latest shutdown list.  In San Francisco, Sears Holdings Management laid off 44 people.

Owners of the now-shuttered Sears department store in La Cumbre Plaza have listed the iconic property for sale

FLORIDA: Eddie Lampert bought the closed Sears store in Regency Square Mall for $4.1 million

The New Smyrna Beach Sears Hometown quietly shutdown at the end of February.

INDIANA: Tax paying residents of Fort Wayne upset over rezoning plans for vacant Sears building, because it would affect property taxes for homes in the area

KENTUCKY: The Murray Sears Hometown store made the latest shutdown list.

LOUISIANA: The Homer Sears Hometown store made the latest shutdown list.  The West Monroe Sears Hometown store made the latest shutdown list.

Eddie Lampert bought the Sears store in the Mall of Louisiana, as part of the bankruptcy settlement, but now sales documents show the price for the Baton Rouge store listed as $10 and “other valuable consideration.”

MICHIGAN: The Adrian Sears Hometown store made the latest shutdown list.  The Charlevoix Sears Hometown store made the latest shutdown list.  The Cheboygan Sears Hometown store made the latest shutdown list.  The Petoskey Sears Hometown store made the latest shutdown list.  The Tawas City Sears Hometown store made the latest shutdown list.

NEW YORK: The Sears Hometown Store, in Fredonia,  secretly shutdown and cleared-out over the weekend (23-24 March), officially “due to electrical issue.”  However, local news media reported that the owner of the property (Lake Shore Savings Bank) was already inspecting it for possible sale, and, that over the Winter Sears Hometown corporate had advertised that it was looking for a new operator for the store.

NORTH CAROLINA: The Shallotte Sears Hometown made the latest shutdown list.  After four years the Sears Hometown in Shelby shutting down, apparently because corporate wasn’t happy with the sales. 

OREGON: The Baker City Sears Hometown made the latest shutdown list.

PENNSYLVANIA:  The Quakertown Sears Hometown made the latest shutdown list.  Without warning the Bradford Sears Appliance & Hardware store forced to shutdown, the ‘mushroom’ owner told local news media the shutdown order “was actually made by Sears Hometown and Outlet, and that’s the only thing we know.”

TEXAS: After swearing they weren’t shutting down (when Sears Holdings filed bankruptcy in October 2018) the Sears Home Appliance Showroom in Spring quietly shutdown at the end of February 2019.  Sears Appliance & Hardware store in Katy also shutdown.

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS: Kmart liquor sales are on hold due to a change in ownership.

WISCONSIN: The Park Falls Sears Hometown made the latest shutdown list.

Four years after a local Kmart shutdown city officials finally remove the location from taxpayer funded bus route

New Sears owner quietly acquires Wisconsin properties

SEARS KMART DEATH SPIRAL, JANUARY 2019: “NOBODY HAS SKIN IN THE GAME. IT’S ALL TAX MONEY.”

Business/Economics

“unforeseen circumstances”: U.S. retail/banking/service sector collapse, October 2018

Incomplete list of U.S. retail/banking/service sector job loss WARNings and store shutdowns made or announced in October 2018:

WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification

ALASKA: Alaska Air eliminating 1-hundred jobs, blaming fuel costs, employee health insurance (ObamaCare), crew hotel costs and management headcounts

ARIZONA: 72-year-old Phoenix costume store Easley’s Fun Shop preps for its last Halloween

Angela’s Bridal announces change, closing

CALIFORNIA:  Twin Arbors Athletic Club issued a shutdown WARN for its location in Lodi, 143 jobs gone by the end of November!  The now British empire United Kingdom based New Avon sudden halted ops in Pasadena, 77 jobs gone. Pyramid Building Maintenance issued a shutdown WARN for its ops in Santa Clara, 11 jobs gone by November. 

Insurance company State Farm issued shutdown WARNs for several locations, 224 jobs gone by the end of November!  Total Airport Services issued a shutdown WARN for its ops in El Segundo, 111 jobs gone by December!  British empire Australia founded retailer Boardriders eliminating 270 jobs in Mira Loma, supposedly temporarily! JCPenney finally revealed it  shutdown its Buena Park location back in August, 278 jobs suddenly gone!

Ocean Beach Paint & Hardware closing after 100 years

What housing market recovery? Mortgage service company Urban Fulfillment Services is closing its Westlake Village operations, resulting in the elimination of 85 jobs.

Skate park SkateLab shutting down after 21 years

San Diego’s first stop for Bike Rentals, Cruiser King shutdown after ten years

Vintage stuff store Aaardvark’s Closing After 47 Years

Once Storied Sedgwick Files for Bankruptcy as Wind-Down Fails

House of Fashion Bridal Salon closing after nearly 60 years

Soldiers Organized Service (SOS a ride home) shutdown two stores

CONNECTICUT: Paul Mitchell School in Danbury closing

FLORIDA: Centerfield Media issued a WARN, 249 jobs gone by the end of the year!  Sheraton Bay Point Resort issued a WARN, 143 jobs gone by December!

IDAHO: Supervalu, which failed to turn around Albertsons, is acquired. What it means to Idaho

WinCo plan for Linder and Chinden is revived

ILLINOIS: Employment outsourcing company Ceannate issued several WARNs, 184 jobs gone due to loss of contract!  Target issued a shutdown WARN for a location in Chicago, 125 jobs gone by February 2019! British empire Canada owned Lord & Taylor issued a shutdown WARN for its Oak Brook location, 125 jobs gone by January 2019!

Eva’s Bridal Closing After 36 Years

Home improvement store HOBO (Home Owners Bargain Outlet) now chapter 11 bankrupt busted and threatening to shutdown all stores, customers are already being jacked-around on warranty problems  Official WARNs reveal Illinois stores have already been sold-off, at least 265 jobs gone!

Bike and running store Ride&Run shutting down when the inventory is gone, the owner refused to say why 

Chicago’s largest family-owned lumber yard is no longer in business

Shelley’s Bridal closing after 2 decades

INDIANA: Marketing company Alorica issued a shutdown WARN for its ops in Terra Haute, 195 jobs gone in December!

IOWA: Last shoe repair business in metro Cedar Rapids area closing soon

KENTUCKY: Merit Furniture, in business since 1956, closing. Owner: ‘Nobody wants quality furniture.’

Community development operation Kentucky River Foothills Development Council eliminating 142 jobs

LOUISIANA:  State Farm to lay off 47 workers in Baton Rouge

MAINE: Olympia Sports closing in Houlton

MASSACHUSETTS: Boston Private lays off about 60 in face of slow deposit growth

Fallas discount department store chain closing all Massachusetts locations 

Whittemore Hardware Calling It Quits

MICHIGAN:  State Farm issued a shutdown WARN for its ops in Livonia, 62 jobs gone by the end of November.

architecture firm Rossetti Associates suddenly laid off 15 people 

Swonk’s Flower Shop will close after 91 years

MINNESOTA: Allianz Life – Questar eliminating 79 jobs in February 2019. Texas based defunct Mattress Firm issued a mass layoff WARN, but failed to give numbers. State Farm issued a WARN, 88 jobs in Mendota Heights gone by the end of November.  Target issued a shutdown WARN for its Brooklyn Center, 136 jobs gone in February 2019!

Too Big to Jail U.S. Bank is laying off 700 employees (100 just in Minnesota according to the WARN)

Bremer Bank shutting down in Sauk Rapids

NEBRASKA:  Too Big to Jail Capital One eliminating more than 150 jobs

NEW JERSEY: CREATIVITY CARAVAN CLOSING ITS DOORS

229 workers at this N.J. resort will be laid off

Payless ShoeSource Is Closing In Bridgewater

Parsippany Modell’s Sporting Goods is closing

NEW MEXICO: aerospace company files for bankruptcy

NEW YORK: A.B.C. Oriental Carpets issued a shutdown WARN for both its NYC stores, 26 jobs gone by the end of January 2019.  Greenbriar Associates issued a shutdown WARN for its Residence Inn by Marriott, 80 jobs gone in January 2019.  British empire Canada owned Lord & Taylor issued a shutdown WARN for its massive NYC ops, 853 jobs gone by January 2019!  Investment company AllianceBernstein L.P. issued a mass layoff WARN, 244 jobs affected as it gets the hell outta New York and moves to Tennessee! Frederic Fekkai Salon issued a shutdown WARN, 60 jobs gone by the end of the year. Personal care company New Frontiers in TBI-Allwel eliminating 59 NYC jobs by January 2019.  The now British empire United Kingdom based New Avon issued a shutdown WARN for its ops in Rye, 51 jobs gone by the end of the year.

Too Big to Jail British empire United Kingdom based HSBC eliminating 35 jobs in Depew

NORTH CAROLINA: Diamond Brand Outdoors closes after 50 years

OHIO: Liberty Mutual insurance company suddenly laid off 25 people  

Another Salvation Army Family Thrift Store shutdown

Huntington Bank closing 70 locations

OREGON: Fabric Depot Closing Doors After 26 Years

PENNSYLVANIA:  State College jewelry store closing

United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey on Monday slashed 37 of 97 positions

Reineberg’s closing York shoe shop

Newtown Women’s Clothing Boutique Closing

RHODE ISLAND: Nordstrom At Providence Place Mall Closing

SOUTH CAROLINA:  Cedar Terrace Hardware store shutting down after 40 years

Beaufort store is closing after 30 years of business

What housing market recovery as Fort Mill based Movement Mortgage to eliminate 180 jobs

SOUTH DAKOTA: Longtime Madison Store Closing

TEXAS: Austin based, and now bankrupt, Samuels Jewelers suddenly started shutting down all 120 stores

Freed’s Furniture Closing After 80 Years

Smith Guns closing doors after 4+ decades

Sandy Lake Amusement Park shutting down

Too Big to Jail JPMorgan Chase issuing 107 pink slips in San Antonio

Houston based Mattress Firm shutting down 700 stores, here’s a list

VIRGINIA: Staples store at Parham Plaza closing

WASHINGTON:  Low income housing manager Housing Kitsap laid off yet more employees, and suspended the building of affordable dwellings, apparently because they don’t know where the money went

A-1 Tri-City Taxi shutdown after 38 years “due to unforeseen circumstances”

Carr Electric is closing

Terjung’s Studio of Gifts announces closing date

LuLaRoe gig leaves vendors with clothes they’re unable to sell

WISCONSIN: Target issued a shutdown WARN for its ops in Greenfield, 138 jobs gone by February 2019!  Home Owners Bargain Outlet (HOBO) issued a shutdown WARN for its Milwaukee-West Allis location, 104 jobs gone a few days before xmas!

Safeco shutting down multiple operations in Sheboygan, 127 jobs lost!

Janesville’s Staples store to close

U.S. FOOD CRISIS, October 2018: ‘JUST ANOTHER NAIL IN THE COFFIN’

SEARS KMART DEATH SPIRAL, October 2018: “A CHANGE IN BUSINESS CIRCUMSTANCES”

U.S. HI-TECH/COMMUNICATIONS BREAKDOWN, October 2018: “EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY”

U.S. INDUSTRIAL/MINING/LOGISTICS layoffs, October 2018: “WE KIND OF NEED TO DO SOMETHING BESIDES DIE AT OUR DESK”

U.S. GOVERNMENT SHENANIGANS, October 2018: OPERATION FAITHFUL PATRIOT

DUMBING DOWN THE U.S.A., October 2018: TEACHERS MORE VIOLENT & CRIMINAL THAN STUDENTS?

OBAMACARE ACA DEATH SPIRAL, October 2018: “EVERY SINGLE MONTH….HAS BEEN A GRIND”

DRUGS, THE AMERICAN WAY, October 2018: “NOW YOU TELL ME WHO THE ENEMY IS!”

U.S. RETAIL/BANKING/SERVICE SECTOR COLLAPSE, September 2018: TOO BIG TO JAIL BANK ADMITS ‘GOOD’ ECONOMY IS DRIVEN BY NEVER ENDING LAYOFFS!

Business/Economics

“we kind of need to do something besides die at our desk”: U.S. Mining/Industrial/Logistics layoffs, October 2018

Incomplete list of U.S. Mining/Industrial/Logistics job loss/shutdown announcements made in October 2018.

WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification

Holy weapons malfunction Batman! An ongoing type of taxpayer rip-off was finally revealed by the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) in the form of ‘suspended stock’, which are parts paid for by taxpayers for use in maintaining expensive military weapons systems, except that they’re mislabeled by the corporate unAmerican manufacturers, rendering the parts useless!  The chief of DLA Troop Support’s Industrial Hardware Division, José Pereira, said the amount of mislabeled parts is “eye opening”.   The parts cannot be used until their true intended use is identified.  A specialized Industrial Hardware team has been assembled to literally sort through the massive problem.

CALIFORNIA: Window coverings maker Century Blinds issued a shutdown WARN for its operations in Corona, 59 jobs gone the day after Thanksgiving.  Heavy construction contractor Brinderson issued layoff WARNs, 324 jobs gone by December!  Carpet maker TDG Operations issued a shutdown WARN for its Los Angeles ops, 60 jobs gone December.  Clothing maker (‘wearable art’) Providence Industries issued a shutdown WARN (supposedly temporary) for its Long Beach location, 96 jobs lost the day after xmas.  Clothing maker/distributor MD2 Industries issued a shutdown WARN (supposedly temporary) for its Long Beach ops, 158 jobs lost the day before xmas!  Clothing maker PVH Neckwear issued a ‘permanent’ shutdown WARN for its Los Angeles ops, 94 jobs gone after xmas.  Iconic clothing maker Levy’s issued a ‘permanent’ shutdown WARN for its Inglewood factory, 272 jobs gone by January 2019!  West Coast Warehouse issued a shutdown WARN for its Fontana location, 18 jobs lost the day after xmas. Metal Partners International issued a shutdown WARN for its Bakersfield location.  Davis Wire Corporation issued a ‘temporary’ shutdown WARN for its Irwindale location, 109 jobs gone the day before xmas!  Construction supplies maker Burke Industries issued a layoff WARN for Its San Jose locations, 61 jobs gone by the end of the year.  Insulation maker Thermal Structures issued a shutdown WARN for its Corona location.  Material handling ‘simplifier’ Symbotic issued a shutdown WARN for its Oceanside location.  Contracted manufacturer Jabil issued several ‘temporary’ shutdown WARNs, more than 1-thousand jobs lost the week before xmas!

UTC Aerospace to end aircraft systems manufacturing in Chula Vista, cutting 300 jobs!

COLORADO:  Major Mountain West Coal Producer Files For Bankruptcy

CONNECTICUT: Building-materials distributor Builders First Source issued a shutdown WARN for its East Hartford location, 46 jobs gone by the end of the year.

INDIANA:  JD Norman Industries shutting down its facility in Muncie, 130 jobs lost!

Cardinal Metal Finishing eliminating 80 jobs, blaming a “key customer.”

IOWA: Germany based Siemens issued a shutdown WARN for its Burlington ops, 125 jobs gone by the end of 2019, due “to competitive pressures in the energy market”!

KENTUCKY:  Japan based Hitachi eliminating 100 jobs in Harrodsburg!

HVAC company Trane shutting down its 55 years old factory in Lexington, 600 jobs lost!

MARYLAND: The company that owns and operates the Maryland Airport now chapter 11 bankrupt busted due to county officials changing the zoning laws

MICHIGAN: Spectrum Industries Decorative Finishes issued a shutdown WARN for its factories in Kentwood and Grand Rapids, 134 jobs killed by consolidation ops! Hartman International Industries issued a shutdown WARN for its operations in Novi, 42 jobs gone by the end of the year.

Metal stamping supplier to close Westland plant, lay off 70, “As a result of this unexpected business circumstance, the company expects that it will be forced to imminently shut down and is unable to give 60 days notice of closing”

China based Yanfeng Automotive Interiors suddenly laid off 55 employees 

Ford warning of more job cuts 

MINNESOTA: Hand crafted leather products maker JW Hulme issued a layoff WARN, 28 jobs gone in November.

NEBRASKA: Omaha based Union Pacific killing 5-hundred jobs!  (and that is just the first round of layoffs)

NEW MEXICO: ONE Aviation now bankrupt busted after failing to pay almost one million dollars in back-due rent

NEW JERSEY:  Bankrupt NSC National Wholesale Liquidators issued a shutdown WARN for its Lodi ops, 152 jobs gone by January 2019!

NEW YORK: Bankrupt NSC Wholesale Holdings-National Wholesale Liquidators issued a massive shutdown WARN, 458 jobs gone at a date “to be determined”!  Vinyl sign/packaging maker Royal Industries issued a shutdown WARN for its ops in Brooklyn-NYC, 77 jobs gone in time for xmas.  Fake fingernail company Ivy Enterprises issued a shutdown WARN for its warehouse ops in Port Washington, between 24 and 132 jobs affected as the company gets the hell outta New York!

NORTH CAROLINA:  Rail car maker Vertex shutting down after only four years, employees told local news media “They told us that they lost all their customers, lost all their contracts, investors pulled out.”  

Huntersville-based American Tire Distributors (ATD) files for bankruptcy

High Point based furniture maker Heritage Home Group eliminating at least 145 jobs!

OHIO: Germany based Siemens issued a WARN for its Mount Vernon/Knox location, 57 jobs gone by the end of the year.

MPP shutting down its metal injection ops in Solon, 55 jobs lost

PENNSYLVANIA: CEVA Logistics issued a shutdown WARN for its Bedford location, 73 jobs gone by the end of November.  Bankrupt NSC Wholesale Holdings-National Wholesale Liquidators issued a shutdown WARN for its Philadelphia location, 42 jobs gone by December.

RHODE ISLAND: Pawtucket based toy maker Hasbro eliminating at least 540 jobs due to the death of Toys R Us!

TEXAS:   Taxpayer funded military tech company L3 cuts 62 positions at Waco plant

WISCONSIN: Sunlight Plastics suddenly laid off 58 people in Germantown.  Trucking company Black Horse Carriers issued a shutdown WARN for its ops in Kenosha, 107 jobs gone by the end of January 2019!  In Pleasant Prairie, Southwire/Coleman Cable issued a shutdown WARN, 65 jobs gone by December.

Hi-Crush shutting down in Whitehall, 37 jobs lost due to crashing demand for sand

WYOMING: After 25 years Trout Machinery shutting down: “We’re deciding that we kind of need to do something besides die at our desk…”

U.S. INDUSTRIAL/MINING/LOGISTICS SHUTDOWNS, September 2018:  “MANY JOBS WILL BE….ELIMINATED”

Business/Economics, Idaho

More decline for Idaho: Payless to kill remaining 2,500 stores!

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The writing has been on the wall since Spring 2017, now it’s final, about 2-thousand-5-hundred (here’s a map) Payless shoe stores to be shutdown as part of the company’s plan to file for bankruptcy.

Payless in struggling Pine Ridge Mall, employees swear they've been told no shutdown for them

Payless in the struggling Pine Ridge Mall, Chubbuck, Idaho

In Spring 2017, employees of the Payless store in the Pine Ridge Mall, in Chubbuck, Idaho, survived a sudden Payless store shutdown operation which resulted in hundreds of stores across the U.S. being permanently closed almost over night. Just a few months later Payless administrators, based in Kansas, conducted another round of shutdowns as part of it’s first bankruptcy filing.

This final Payless shutdown is the result of a second, and obviously terminal bankruptcy filing, and comes just days after the Chubbuck ShopKo store, also on the Pine Ridge Mall property, fell victim to a massive nationwide shutdown.

Business/Economics, Idaho

More Economic Decline: No more Idaho ShopKo? There never was a Shopko in Pocatello!

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The now chapter 11 bankrupt busted Wisconsin based Shopko announced more store shutdowns, including almost every store in the Pacific northwest/Rocky Mountain state of Idaho.

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The Chubbuck Shopko, located on the Pine Ridge Mall property (and incorrectly listed as being in next-door Pocatello), is shutting down by May 2019.

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Shopko’s latest shutdown list also includes two stores in Boise, one in Bonners Ferry, Nampa, Orofino, and Twin Falls.  Apparently pharmacy operations have already shutdown, being auctioned-off to British empire United Kingdom owned Alliance Boots-Walgreens as a result of the bankruptcy.

At this point the Idaho Falls Shopko is not on the shutdown list, but it should be noted that in January 2019 Shopko administrators said only 105 stores would close permanently, with three being in Idaho’s Treasure Valley area, but now it’s more than 250 stores nationwide!

At one time there were 12 Shopko stores in The Gem State of Idaho.

IDAHO’S CONTINUED ECONOMIC DESTRUCTION, 2017: “CLOSED INDEFINITELY”

MORE ECONOMIC DECLINE: IDAHO MALL LOSES YET ANOTHER ANCHOR STORE! LAZY ‘EXPERTS’ CONTINUE TO BLAME ONLINE SALES!

MORE DECLINE: NO MORE XMAS LIGHTS FOR CHUBBUCK? THE TRUTH ABOUT GENTRIFICATION

THE LIES OF ECONOMIC DECLINE: POCATELLO STAPLES SHUTDOWN BLAMED ON THE INTERNET!

Business/Economics

Too Big to Jail bank admits ‘good’ economy is driven by never ending layoffs!: U.S. retail/banking/service sector collapse, September 2018

Incomplete list of U.S. retail/banking/service sector job loss WARNings and store shutdowns made or announced in September 2018:

WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification

ALABAMA: More Layoffs and Big Changes Rock Meredith’s Alabama Office

CALIFORNIA: Internet based second hand clothing seller ThredUp issued a shutdown WARN for its San Leandro ops, 118 jobs gone a week before Xmas, as the company moves to Arizona! Savers issued a shutdown WARN for its thrift store in Milpitas, 54 jobs gone by November.

Twin Arbors Athletic Club closing all three Lodi locations

San Francisco based Wells Fargo plans to cut up to 26,500 jobs 

Disney Consumer Products Hit With Layoffs

Film studio Global Road files for bankruptcy

Holiday Inn Fisherman’s Wharf to close main building, with 186 layoffs

COLORADO: Dillon bowling alley files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

CONNECTICUT: Wild Bill’s Nostalgia closing its doors

The Day announces company wide layoffs

Farmington Bank to shed 27% of workforce after $544M People’s United deal

Top Farmington Bank Executives See Millions In Severance In Sale Of the Bank

FLORIDA: State Farm issued a WARN for its statewide insurance ops, 159 jobs gone right after Thanksgiving!  Airport services contractor Menzies Aviation eliminating 19 jobs at Tampa International Airport right after Halloween.  Aviation services contractor Eulen America issued a WARN, 5-hundred jobs at Miami International Airport gone by Thanksgiving!  Switzerland based robot maker ABB issued a WARN, 25 jobs in Coral Springs gone by February 2019.

Frank Theaters now bankrupt busted

Thomasville furniture closing at St. Johns Town Center

World of Decor in Bradenton closing

GEORGIA: Merchandiser Siffron issued a WARN, 53 jobs in Centerville gone.

IDAHO: Connections Loyalty issued a WARN, 175 jobs in Boise gone between November and December!

ILLINOIS: Walmart issued a shutdown WARN for its store in Pana, 86 jobs gone by Thanksgiving.

Dozens of layoffs expected at ‘solutions’ company

GQ Sports and Collectibles shutting down

Bed Bath & Beyond closing in Machesney Park

IOWA: Broker Dealer issued a shutdown WARN for its ops in West Des Moines, 35 jobs gone by mid-October. Owner Revolution-Schafer Systems eliminating 46 jobs in Adair by the end of October.  Owner Revolution-Connect A Doc eliminating 33 jobs in Atlantic.

Des Moines based Meredith Announces Structural Changes, Lays Off 200 Employees

Eagle’s Rest Antiques shutting down

KENTUCKY: “Covington’s premier neighborhood!” Mainstrasse Village Association now bankrupt busted due to climate change

LOUISIANA: Popular furniture store closing after 66 years of business in Baton Rouge

MARYLAND: Baltimore based Under Armour Is Cutting 400 Jobs

MASSACHUSETTS: Get ready for layoffs as Rockland Trust to acquire Blue Hills Bank

Concord furniture store The Cottage to close shop

Spencer Furniture closing

Family jewelry store closing after more than 200 years on Cape Cod

After 38 years, Gilda’s Place of Bridals is going out of business

MICHIGAN:   Airport services contractor Menzies Aviation eliminating 189 jobs at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport by mid-November, due to loss of contract with Delta!

Groskopf’s closing downtown Grand Rapids store after 137 years

Pell’s Radio TV & Appliance in Cadillac Closing After Nearly 100 Years

MINNESOTA: Hair salon chain operator Regis suddenly laid off 75 people in Edina.

NEBRASKA:  Closing of Barnett’s Do-It-Center marks end of 136-year tradition

Sempeck’s Bowling and Entertainment suddenly shutdown after 25 years

NEVADA: 1970s Las Vegas Costume Rental Business Closing 

NEW JERSEY: Aviation services contractor ABM Aviation issued a WARN, 821 jobs in Newark gone by November! Seaview Dolce Hotel issued a WARN, 226 jobs gone by Thanksgiving!

40 years old Shaws Book Shop closing

‘This place is an institution.’ Clothing store closing after 119 years.

British empire Canada owned Lord & Taylor to close Monmouth Mall store (124 jobs gone according to official WARN)

NEW YORK: Opry City Stage suddenly shutdown, 99 jobs gone.  Security guard contractor FJC Security Services suddenly lost its contract with the city of New York, 782 jobs gone overnight!  P.W. Minor issued a shutdown WARN for its shoe factory in Batavia, 82 jobs gone between now and Xmas.  Stationary company Bigname Commerce issued a shutdown WARN for its Amityville operations, 41 jobs gone by Xmas.

Citigroup Says Job Cuts Boost Profitability

Bed Bath and Beyond in Niskayuna is closing

123-year old Luxury retailer Henri Bendel closing (at least 112 jobs gone according to WARN)

DeWitt Pet Supplies Plus store closing

Alto Music closing after more than 50 years

State Farm to close New Hyde Park office, lay off 82 workers 

The Village Voice is no more

NORTH CAROLINA: Family Dollar to close Matthews HQ, affecting 900 jobs

NORTH DAKOTA: David’s Bridal in Pinehurst Square Mall closing

OHIO: Allpro Parking eliminating 55 jobs in Columbus, mid-November.

OREGON: SHAMROCK FLOWERS AND GIFTS CLOSING AFTER MORE THAN 30 YEARS

PENNSYLVANIA: Schutt Sports issued a shutdown WARN for its ops in Easton, 50 jobs gone between now and Xmas. Uniform company Elbeco issued a shutdown WARN for its Frackville ops, 71 jobs gone by mid-December.

Wentz Hardware store in Emmaus to close after 75 years

RHODE ISLAND: YMCA closing North Kingstown location

SOUTH DAKOTA: TCF Bank Closing Operations Center In Sioux Falls, Laying Off 145 People

TENNESSEE: Rick Terry jewelers closing in Lenoir City

Knoxville’s Soccer Post closing after decade

As stock hovers around $2, Fred’s plans mass layoff

TEXAS: Small Fry closing after 49 years

North Austin ‘Benefits’ Firm To Lay Off Dozens By November

Walmart closing three Neighborhood Market locations in San Antonio

VIRGINIA: Investment company CFA Institute Makes Significant Layoffs despite growth

Dick’s Sporting Goods at Stony Point sets closing date

WASHINGTON: State Farm issued a shutdown WARN for its insurance ops in Tacoma, 269 jobs lost by the end of October!

Aberdeen Salvation Army Store closes

Future of Flight Museum closing

U.S. FOOD CRISIS, September 2018: “SIGNIFICANT CHANGES”

SEARS KMART DEATH SPIRAL, September 2018:IS THIS IT?

U.S. HI-TECH/COMMUNICATIONS BREAKDOWN, September 2018:“INSURMOUNTABLE CHALLENGES”

U.S. INDUSTRIAL/MINING/LOGISTICS layoffs, September 2018:“MANY JOBS WILL BE….ELIMINATED”

U.S. GOVERNMENT SHENANIGANS, September 2018:TAXES, BAD COPS & CRIMINAL MIGRANTS ON THE RISE!

DUMBING DOWN THE U.S.A., September 2018:“PERCEIVED THREAT”

OBAMACARE ACA DEATH SPIRAL, September 2018:“DANGEROUSLY LOW”

DRUGS, THE AMERICAN WAY, September 2018:“…THE ENTIRE COUNTRY MUST FOCUS ON THIS!” “DRUG DEALERS IN ARMANI SUITS”

U.S. RETAIL/BANKING/SERVICE SECTOR COLLAPSE, August 2018:IT’S WORSE THAN YOUR LEADERS WILL ADMIT TO

Business/Economics

It’s worse than your leaders will admit to: U.S. retail/banking/service sector collapse, August 2018

Incomplete list of U.S. retail/banking/service sector job loss WARNings and store shutdowns made or announced in August 2018:

WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification

MarketWatch: Chief executives who are paid less than their peers are four times more likely to lay off their employees

BoundingIntoComics: Comic Stores Nationwide Close Up

CALIFORNIA: Wells Fargo layoffs in Rancho Cordova may be harbinger for mortgage industry

Deluxe Entertainment lays off 46 in Burbank

SeaWorld cuts 125 jobs

Target plans to close San Bernardino store (108 jobs gone according to WARN)

BMA Car Wash issued a shutdown WARN for their Canoga Park location, 47 jobs gone by the end of September.  Hotel/resort manager Pyramid Petaluma Management issued a layoff WARN for its ops in Petaluma, 89 jobs gone by the end of September.  Law company Archer Norris shutting down, at least 106 jobs gone by mid October! Global Cash Card eliminating 228 jobs in Irvine by mid-October!  Banc of California shutting down locations in Santa Ana and Whittier.  Airport services contractor Menzies Aviation eliminating 172 jobs in San Francisco by mid-October!  Also in San Francisco, InterContinental Hotels Group Resources eliminating 186 jobs right after Halloween!  Insurance company Allstate issued a shutdown WARN for its ops in San Diego, 58 jobs gone right after Halloween. Rainbow Disposal issued a layoff WARN for its ops in Huntington Beach, 71 jobs gone right after Halloween. The decision by Lowe’s to shutdown all its Orchard Supply Hardware will result in more than 1-thousand-3-hundred Californians becoming jobless by mid-October (according to official WARN)!

COLORADO: Niwot based Crocs shutting down its last shoe factory

FLORIDA: Wells Fargo lays off 137 from Orlando mortgage operations

The Orchard Supply Hardware shutdowns will result in 293 Floridians becoming jobless by mid-October!  1st Global Capital issued a WARN, 108 jobs gone by October!

GEORGIA: The following companies announced or conducted layoffs in August; Bob McCormick and Associates, Clean Break Cleaning, Crowne Plaza Atlanta Perimeter/Ravinia, State Farm Insurance Companies, for a total of 166 jobs lost!

HAWAII: Volcano and hurricane blamed for economic shutdown

ILLINOIS: Moline businesses worry about future after Best Buy closes

INDIANA:  After 44 years, Richmond’s Elder-Beerman shuts down

Security guard contractor Andy Frain issued a shutdown WARN, 148 jobs gone by the end of September!

IOWA: Wells Fargo eliminating 25 jobs in West Des Moines.

MARYLAND: Wells Fargo to lay off 42 additional mortgage workers 

MICHIGAN: Multichannel customer experience ForeSee lays off Ann Arbor employees

MINNESOTA: Waseca Hy-Vee issued a shutdown WARN, 136 jobs gone by the end of September!

NEVADA: Cortez Masto slams Wells Fargo for laying off hundreds in Reno 

NEW HAMPSHIRE: Merrimack based Brookstone Is Closing all Its 101 Mall Stores

NEW YORK: JPMorgan Chase & Co. is laying off about 100 employees

White Plains Walmart shuts down a day earlier than expected

Best Buy issued a shutdown WARN for its store in Liverpool, 76 jobs gone by November. Sterling National Bank WARNed the state that all its offices were shutting down due to being taken over by competitor Astoria Bank. Wells Fargo issued a shutdown WARN for its Pittsford ‘fulfillment unit’.  ‘Intellectual property company’ Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto issued a layoff WARN, 127 jobs gone due to merging with competitor Venable!

NORTH CAROLINA: Mooresville based Lowe’s to close all 99 Orchard Supply Hardware stores 

What’s behind Wells Fargo’s latest layoffs in the Charlotte region

Layoff Notices: 550 workers impacted

OHIO: Cincinnati-based Proctor & Gamble has cut 36,000 jobs since the spring of 2012

Car parts packer Orbis eliminating 105 jobs

Columbus based Victoria’s Secret closing 20 stores

Cincinnati based Macy’s shares tumble as department store struggles to grow sales

Elder-Beerman begins closures of Dayton-area stores

OREGON:  Lowe’s-Orchard Supply Hardware issued a shutdown WARN, 112 jobs gone by mid-October!

PENNSYLVANIA: Coraopolis based Dick’s Sporting Goods’ shares slide as sales miss expectations

York based Bon-Ton Stores is about to disappear

SOUTH DAKOTA: South Dakota unions protest Citi layoffs, bank outsourcing

TEXAS: Capital One to lay off 286 employees from Plano office

Plano based JC Penney Faces Prospects of Closing Dozens of Stores Soon

Houston based Mattress Firm is closing hundreds of stores 

VIRGINIA: Nearly 100 Delta Global Services employees to lose jobs at RIC

WISCONSIN: Kohl’s cuts 60 technology jobs

Despite selling online, Milwaukee based iconic Carson Pirie Scott suddenly shutdown all stores and is going out of business (unless somebody is willing to buy the retailer and keep it alive)

Despite selling online, the end is near for Milwaukee based Younkers

Best Buy issued a shutdown WARN for its store in Grafton, 68 jobs gone by November.

U.S. FOOD CRISIS, August 2018:OUTBREAKS & RECALLS

SEARS KMART DEATH SPIRAL, August 2018: “A BIG RISK.”

U.S. HI-TECH/COMMUNICATIONS BREAKDOWN, August 2018:“UNPRECEDENTED DECLINES” “UNEXPECTED AND UNFORESEEABLE”

U.S. INDUSTRIAL/MINING/LOGISTICS layoffs, August 2018:“A 45-PERCENT DECLINE”

U.S. GOVERNMENT SHENANIGANS, August 2018:ARE COPS THE NEW #1 ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE? IDAHO RAPES TAXPAYERS!

DUMBING DOWN THE U.S.A., August 2018:BARRICADES, ACTIVE SHOOTERS & MAGA

OBAMACARE ACA DEATH SPIRAL, August 2018:“SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES”

DRUGS, THE AMERICAN WAY, August 2018:‘SEVEN DAYS OF HELL’ ‘1.5 MILLION LETHAL DOSES’

U.S. RETAIL/BANKING/SERVICE SECTOR COLLAPSE, JULY 2018: “WE SURVIVED TARGET. WE SURVIVED WALMART, BUT WE COULDN’T SURVIVE THE ROAD CONSTRUCTION…”

Business/Economics

“a sequence of unfortunate events”: Sears Kmart death spiral, January 2019

“If you have any gift cards, spend them as quickly as you possibly can and don’t purchase any more!”-James E. Dion, Dionco Incorprated

MotleyFool: Real Estate Investment Trusts to benefit from Lampert’s bid

Fox News: Dying Kmarts killing off Little Caesars pizza!!!

Washington Examiner: Taxpayers now own Sears-Kmart employee retirement plan!

Japan Times: The nicest Sears you’ll ever see is not owned by Sears, it’s not even in the United States!

FoxBusiness: “Ten of thousands of laid off employees are doubling down on their demand for Lampert to honor his commitment to pay severance and to also set up a hardship fund to provide immediate support to all families impacted by the bankruptcy.”

Wall Street Journal:  Edward Lampert Prevails in Bankruptcy Auction

New bid for Sears-Kmart tops $5-billion

Yahoo Finance:  Amazon eyes closed Sears stores for Whole Foods expansion

CNBC: Court gives Eddie Lampert a second chance to buy Sears-Kmart

Lampert makes two offers for Sears: one to save it, one to salvage pieces in a partial liquidation

TheStreet: Liquidation Looms As Bid to Save Sears Falls Apart

Modern Readers: Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores (SHOS) Receives Negative Rating

If Sears Holdings (Sears-Kmart) were to liquidate it would mean at least 68-thousand people across the United States would suddenly become jobless.

ALABAMA:  The Sears Hometown stores in Monroeville and Opelika shutting down.

ARKANSAS: The Rogers Sears Hometown Store is shutting down.

FLORIDA: The Homosassa Sears Hometown Store shutting down.

GEORGIA: The Sears Hometown Store in Milledgeville shutting down by February, blaming a sudden crash in sales on the Sears Holdings bankruptcy.  The Vidalia Sears Hometown Store also shutting down.

IDAHO: The Lewiston Sears Hometown Store shutting down, local news media said back in October the operators of the store swore the Sears-Kmart bankruptcy would not affect them.

KANSAS: The Parsons, Wichita and Wellington Sears Hometown stores are shutting down.

KENTUCKY: The Murray Sears Hometown Store shutting down.

LOUISIANA: The Bayou Vista Sears Hometown shutting down.

MARYLAND: A former Baltimore cop has published a book detailing the level of crimes committed by cops, including fake drug busts, ‘disappearing’ drugs from police evidence lockers, even stealing from local Sears stores under operation ‘Shopping Spree’: “They usually stole children’s clothing, small appliances and expensive tools. In fact, they often took orders in advance from other police.”–James I. Cabezas, who helped convict state lawmakers, city councilmen and, famously, a Baltimore mayor

MICHIGAN: The Sears Hometown Store in Manistee shutting down once the inventory is gone.  The Sears Hometown Store in Howell shutting down by the end of the month due to “a sequence of unfortunate events”, including a sudden crash in sales when Sears Holdings went bankrupt.  Sears Holdings does not directly control Sears Hometown stores, they are considered independently owned operations.

MISSISSIPPI: The Philadelphia Sears Hometown shutting down, the owner told local news media he wants to distance himself from the Sears brand and hopes to open a new store in the same location.

NEBRASKA: Bellevue Sears Hometown shutting down.

NEW JERSEY:  Taxpayers of Cape May County are the official new owners of the vacant Kmart in Rio Grande, county officials bought the property for $5.75-million USD and plan to use it as its new Social Services office.

NEW YORK: Local news media reporting the Salmon Run Mall Sears was suddenly shutdown, long before its planned closure.

Empire State customers racing the bankruptcy clock in hopes of getting thousands in refund dollars owed them by Sears!

PENNSYLVANIA: Sears Holdings issued a shutdown WARN (Worker Adjustment Retraining Notice) for its distribution operations in Luzerne County, 121 jobs gone by the end of March!

The Pittsburgh Kmart on West View Park Drive was sold. The following store list reveals which Kmart and Sears store leases are now ‘available’ to the highest bidder:  Allentown Kmart, Altoona Kmart, Berwick Kmart, Camp Hill (Lower Allen Township) Sears, Carlisle (South Middleton Township) Kmart, Chambersburg Kmart, Clifton Heights Kmart, Columbia Kmart, Doylestown Kmart, Dubois Sears, Easton Kmart, Edwardsville Kmart, Elizabethtown Kmart, Ephrata Kmart, Erie Kmart, Exton Sears, Holmes Kmart, Hummelstown Kmart, Lancaster Sears, Langhorne/Oxford Valley Mall Sears, Lebanon (North Cornwall Township) Kmart, Leechburg Kmart, Matamoras Kmart, Media Sears, New Castle Kmart, New Kensington Kmart, North Versailles Kmart, North Wales Sears, Philadelphia Kmart, Phoenixville Kmart, Pittsburgh Kmart on Butler Street, Reading Sears, Shillington Kmart, Stroudsburg Sears, Thorndale Kmart, Towanda Kmart, Walnutport Kmart, Washington Sears, West Chester Kmart, Whitehall Sears, Wilkes Barre Kmart, Williamsport Kmart, Willow Street Kmart, Windgap Kmart.  The following list reveals which Sears Holdings owned properties are for sale: Willow Grove Sears, Harrisburg (Lower Paxton Township/Colonial Park Mall) Sears.  On top of the above lists Sears Holdings also revealed it has seven retail leases listed as “other”, and about ten “non-retail” leases.

TENNESSEE: McMinnville and Tazewell Sears Hometown stores shutting down.

TEXAS: After 20 years the Sears Hometown in Austin suddenly announced it was shutting down at the end of February, according to local news media the employees were notified a week before the public announcement.  Crockett, Jasper and Floresville Sears Hometown stores shutting down.

WISCONSIN: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: People, and employees, stealing carts full of merchandise and cash from shuttering Big Kmart, and apparently nobody is stopping them! 

Sears-Kmart death spiral, December 2018: “NOW THEY NEED A JOB.” “EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY”!