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And by the early 90s Sears had a century of experience as a catalog fulfillment company and had pretty much become synonymous with the concept.
by ben1040 8y ago
And by the early 90s Sears had a century of experience as a catalog fulfillment company and had pretty much become synonymous with the concept.
- mark-r 8y agoThat kind of experience breeds complacency. As noted elsewhere, they weren't prepared to offer delivery times that were competitive.
- gregknicholson 8y agoNot everywhere. In the UK that would be Argos or Littlewoods. I've only heard of Sears in passing on American TV shows.
- reaperducer 8y agoAnd in America, nobody's ever heard of Argos or Littlewoods. So what's your point?
- gregknicholson 8y agoMy point is that Sears is synonymous with the concept only in some countries. Amazon seems to be established in more countries. In absolute terms, perhaps Sears wasn't as huge as it seemed from your perspective.
- onetimemanytime 8y ago>>And by the early 90s Sears had a century of experience as a catalog fulfillment company and had pretty much become synonymous with the concept. Probably an impediment, instead of being an asset. A newcomer can see things differently: pick the right things and discard the wrong ones. Good luck with a 100 year old company.