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"Sears should have morphed into Amazon." They were so close. They started the Discover CC, the Prodigy computer network, and were the largest retailer nationwi
by NSAID 13y ago
"Sears should have morphed into Amazon."
They were so close. They started the Discover CC, the Prodigy computer network, and were the largest retailer nationwide. They shut down mail orders two years before Amazon launched.
http://www.metafilter.com/62394/The-Record-Industrys-Decline#1742245 http://www.metafilter.com/62394/The-Record-Industrys-Decline...
- thought_alarm 13y agoI don't know about the US, but many small towns in Canada still have a Sears storefront where people can pick up their orders. My parents furnished their cottage that way. The Sears "Catalogue" is also still alive and well. The 2013 Wish Book is 700 pages: https://secure.sears.ca/catalog-request https://secure.sears.ca/catalog-request
- awor 13y agoCan confirm. I live in Northern Canada, and often Sears has the cheapest shipping on larger items, appliances, etc. Our shipping options are extremely limited (mostly just Canada Post). I bought a 40" TV that cost me only $7 in shipping, delivered to my local gas station /Sears Pickup Depot. I'm about a ~30 hour drive north of Vancouver