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Bullboard - Stock Discussion Forum Sears Canada Inc SRSCQ

Sears Canada Inc. (Sears) is a Canada-based multi-channel retailer company. The Company operates through merchandising segment. Its merchandising operations include the sale of goods and services through its retail channels, which includes its full-line, Sears Home, Hometown, Outlet, Corbeil Electrique Inc. (Corbeil) stores and its direct (catalogue/Internet) channel. Its services include home... see more

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Sears Canada Inc > time to cut your losses
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Post by extremerisk on Jun 12, 2017 9:01am

time to cut your losses

Sale of head office lease was a head scratcher. I threw in the towel here. Cut your losses and move on. Sears had potential but I think laying off alll your experienced staff and bringing in newbies is recipe for disaster.
Comment by freckled on Jun 13, 2017 6:02pm
Sorry sir. I have been intensely watching this company for 25 years. Even worked there for a couple of decades. Formerly a proud company, once Lampert bought Sears Holdings it was well known he wanted to get ahold of the cash reserves of Sears Canads - which he did. Sears Canada was really wealthy at that time. Since Dene Rogers, the CEOs were merely caretakers of the company. Calvin Macdonald did ...more  
Comment by extremerisk on Jun 13, 2017 10:20pm
Stranzl and company could not cut it. Sad to see. Could have turned out different. Don't see how they avoid bankruptcy court. Same stores up and loss doubles. Funny acctg at Sears. Berkowitz lost a lot on this one. The cheap lease real estate angle did not play out. Landlord like Cadillac fairview at Eaton Centre is in control there are few buyers here. Pensioners at risk wit:h 300 million ...more