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Activate your digital access.EAST BRUNSWICK - Embattled Sears Holdings Corporation on Jan. 5 said it would shutter 108 of its Kmart stores “to stem losses.” That includes the East Brunswick Kmart on Route 18 South at Arthur Street. The store is expected to close in late March, store employees said.“The projected date is March 26,” confirmed a manager.Sears added that it would shutter three other “nonprofitable” New Jersey Kmarts in Clementon, Pleasantville and Rio Grande.Associates were informed on Jan. 4 that their Kmarts would be closing this spring, according to Sears.READ: Library launches new job search, career navigation serviceREAD: Is your local Sears or Kmart among 150 stores to be axed?Sears also said it will shutter 42 of its namesake stores, but no Sears in New Jersey appears on the current list of closures."We are taking strong, decisive actions today to stabilize the company and improve our financial flexibility in what remains a challenging retail environment," said Edward S. Lampert, chairman and CEO of Sears Holdings.
"We are committed to improving short-term operating performance in order to achieve our long-term transformation."East Brunswick resident Randy Bee said he thinks of the Route 18 Kmart as “a place to grab stuff,” with his family and said the news of its last days is disappointing.“Everything is 10 to 30 percent off. Some of the sales are combined with stuff that’s already on sale. It’s all kind of hit or miss,” Bee said.“Actually, we shop here a lot,” but visited Saturday because “this was the last mattress inside and I knew we needed one, so I just grabbed some other stuff while we were in there,” added Bee while squeezing a plastic-wrapped Serta twin-size mattress into the back of his SUV with the help of his two teenage sons as the morning snowfall increased.“We are sad it’s closing because it’s very convenient to our house,” said Bee, explaining that they’d been shopping there for five-plus years, since they moved to the area. at a time when retail and mall related real estate is declining in value.
Analysts believe Sears will file for bankruptcy within the next two years.“Eddie Lampert has finally hired some really good merchants and has some of the best apparel we’ve seen anywhere in America in terms of Lands’ End quality," said Burt Flickinger, managing director, Strategic Resource Group. Still, “customers aren’t coming to the Sears Holding stores, which include Kmart, and it’s going to be very difficult for (these stores) to see much of the new year.”Lampert, a billionaire, has reportedly pumped more than $1.5 billion in financing into the company in the past few years to keep it afloat.Recently, the University of Michigan and Bloomberg News reported strong consumer sentiment and increasing consumer confidence, despite gas prices being up 12 percent year-over-year. But there is about 400 percent more square feet "than shopper demand dictates" nationwide, according to Flickinger. And he says "weaker retailers" could be forced to file for bankruptcy protection "possibly liquidating their real estate."
Sears frequently spoke of its “softer side” in advertising campaigns in the early ‘90s, reminding consumers that beautiful apparel and its iconic American brands like Toughskin pants were available in stores, in addition to hard goods such as Kenmore appliances and Craftsman tools.But the company recently said it would sell its Craftsman business for $775 million to Stanley Black & Decker for about $900 million, including $525 million in cash “together with use of a perpetual license for the Craftsman brand…” according to a news release. And it will also “market certain properties within (its) real estate portfolio to further unlock value and increase liquidity,” Sears said.Macy’s, which grapples with reduced store traffic during the crucial holiday period, announces store closures of its own.Macy’s said on Jan. 4 that it plans to shutter 68 stores this spring. Among those are three in New Jersey: Wayne, Moorestown and Voorhees. The retailer, hurt by more than a 2 percent dip in sales for November and December, compared to last year during the holidays, has said it will streamline to stay relevant.“
It is essential that we maintain a healthy portfolio of the right store in the right places,” said Macy’s Chairman and CEO Terry J. Lundgren in a news release. “Our plan to close approximately 100 stores over the next few years is an important part of our strategy to help us right-size our physical footprint as we expand our digital reach.”Lundgren added that the retailer is “closing locations that are unproductive (or) no longer robust shopping destinations…” and that Macy’s is “monetizing locations with highly valued real estate.”“The decision to close stores is a difficult but necessary step as we take actions to strengthen the Company’s operations and fund its transformation," Sears Holdings added in a statement. "Many of these stores have struggled with their financial performance for years and we have kept them open to maintain local jobs and in the hopes that they would turn around."But in order to meet our objective of returning to profitability, we have to make tough decisions and will continue to do so, which will give our better performing stores a chance at success.