28 February 2013/17 Raby’ ath-Thani 1434/10 Esfand 1391
The main stream media is trying to make Sears Holdings’ 2012 earnings sound good, by saying that it wasn’t as bad as expected. It is still bad!
Sears claimed their comparable store sales were up in its 4th Quarter 2012, by a measly 0.8%. However, sales for the […] Continue Reading…
Arts cable channel, Ovation, began laying off employees in California. So far 25 people have lost their jobs, but company officials say this is the beginning of layoffs that will affect other employees in Illinois and New York. Time Warner dropped Ovation from its cable lineup at the end of 2012.
Another California based company, […] Continue Reading…
27 February 2013/16 Raby’ ath-Thani 1434/09 Esfand 1391
Company officials reported 4th Quarter 2012 results for J.C. Penney, and it’s really bad! It’s so bad one retail analysts, Brian Sozzi, asked “Where is the rest of J.C. Penney’s quarter?”
Not only were holiday sales down in the dumps, but so were sales for the whole year.
J.C. […] Continue Reading…
On 24 February 2013/14 Raby’ ath-Thani 1434/07 Esfand 1391
Two men were injured when the Beloit Kmart they were chopping up, let them down hard.
The two men were cutting up a second story concrete floor when it collapsed. They fell 12 feet (3.6 meters). One has leg injuries the other has back injuries.
The new […] Continue Reading…
19 February 2013/08 Raby’ ath-Thani 1434/01 Esfand 1391
A United Nations report suggests the Mujahideen are getting more accurate in their attacks. The Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict report shows a decrease in civilian casualties, by 12% from 2011 to 2012. The UN blames most of the civilian deaths on Mujahideen, but while civilian […] Continue Reading…
Telecommunications company, Tellabs, will have to layoff at least 300 employees in 2013! That’s because of $172 millin USD in losses for 2012. The Illinois based company already laid off 730 people in 2012!
Also in Illinois, two video rental stores shut down. The owner of Video Villager said she got a sign: “Business has […] Continue Reading…
27 February 2013/16 Raby’ ath-Thani 1434/09 Esfand 1391
More proof the main streamers were lying about the “increased” holiday sales. Today, Sears CAnada reported that their 2012 4th Quarter (which ended for Sears CA on 02 February 2013) holiday profits were down 5% from 4th Q 2011 (which ended on 28 January 2012). Notice that […] Continue Reading…
On 26 February 2013/15 Raby’ ath-Thani 1434/08 Esfand 1391, the roof collapsed at the Brigham City Kmart, in Utah, killing one demolition worker.
The Kmart had been closed down and was being demolished. Officials with Occupational Safety and Health Administration are now investigating.
26 February 2013/15 Raby’ ath-Thani 1434/08 Esfand 1391
In Newark, New Jersey U.S.A., a YMCA day care center had two children test positive for norovirus. Licking County Health Department investigated after there were calls about an outbreak at the center. Four other children and two employees are showing symptoms. YMCA says they are cleaning everything […] Continue Reading…
“I see the situation just continuing to get worse. What are we doing to keep the jobs here?”-Tammy LaBouef, Gaylord resident bemoaning the continued job losses
26 February 2013/15 Raby’ ath-Thani 1434/08 Esfand 1391
Only now is the news being reported in the media, but it was revealed last week: The Kmart in Gaylord, Michigan, will […] Continue Reading…