Service Merchandise was also a (regional) giant that would have been very well positioned to compete with Amazon (their model was already warehouse-focused with

Service Merchandise was also a (regional) giant that would have been very well positioned to compete with Amazon (their model was already warehouse-focused with "showrooms" ala the Ikea model, just somewhat more electronics/toys/consumer goods than furniture focused), but it too was raided and gutted (just before Sears and in some ways the test bed for what eventually happened to Sears).