I live ten minutes from a great mall that has a Sears and JC Penney in it. A few years ago, the Sears store was made way smaller, and something else put in the other space. Times I’ve been to Sears to return something I purchased from Lands End, I find the Sears clothes to be horrible. A friend told me she bought sheets from Sears a few years ago and they were full of bed bugs. I never purchase clothes or anything from Sears, although my recent washing machine was from Sears. JC Penney I don’t go to very often, but I think it is helpful to have retail stores available if we should need something desperately, last minute. Friends at work tell me they shop at JC Penney, because they have clothes for tall women. A few holiday seasons ago I bought great teachers’ gifts for my daughter’s teachers.
So how do I feel? I feel kind of sad and that it can be helpful to have these retailers around.