Local Sears stores survive as company shrinks
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| The Sears store in Seven Corners. |
As Sears stores continue to close across the county – 51 will be gone by mid-February – the Sears stores in Seven Corners and Landmark continue to operate.
Several employees at that location said there are no plans to close the store. In fact, the Seven Corners Sears has a sign on the door seeking job applicants. There are 10 job openings listed online for the Seven Corners store, at 6211 Leesburg Pike, and two for the Landmark store, at 5901 Duke St.
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| A note on the door of the Seven Corners Sears. |
However, the Lands’ End store-within-a-store at the Seven Corners Sears closed in January, and Sears Optical closed Feb. 1.
The Lands’ End company has ended its partnership with Sears, but continues to operate retail stores in other locations. The closest one is in Rockville, Md.
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| The former optical center at the Seven Corners Sears. |
A note on the door to the Optical Center says the eye doctor will notify customers “as soon as we find a new office.”
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After Transformco purchased all the assets of Sears Holdings Corp. a year ago, it closed 96 Sears and Kmart stores. After the latest round of closings, the company will operate just 182 stores, down from 425 in January 2019.
It is a sad sobering experience to walk into a Sears store. I always hope the employees are well taken care of if in fact the store ends up closing.
There are "Store Closing" signs inside of the store.
Last few days individual on route 7, near Patrick Henry Drive and The Seven Corner's Sears with a very large sign twirling stating:
Sears Closing So Much Off On Jewelry, etc. Who Knows What Is Going ON. Wouldn't it be fabulous if an excellent/upscale restaurant would move in.