“It’s a shame they are closing here, I really like this place and I really like this one better than any of them. Big Lots is closed. Now Kmart is closed. Things are getting bad.”-Jerry Crossnoe, Kmart shopper in Flint, Michigan
20 November 2012, a Kmart on Dort Highway in Flint, Michigan, will close in […] Continue Reading…
“The goal of the operation is to send Gaza back to the Middle Ages….”-Eli Yishai, Israeli Interior Minister commenting on Operation Pillar of Defense
“We need to flatten all of Gaza……There should be no electricity in Gaza, no gasoline or moving vehicles, nothing….”-Gild Sharon, the son of former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon
“There are no innocents in […] Continue Reading…
19 November 2012, Argentina’s President, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, has sent letters to the United Nations Security Council, and to Unión de Naciones Suramericanas (UNASUR).
To the UN: “…urgently call for the Council to convene in order to put an end to this round of violence that strengthens those who wish to impede the creation of […] Continue Reading…
Even while U.S. President Barack Obama was warning against any “ramping up” of military action between Israel and Gaza, he ordered three assault ships to reverse course and head back to the Mediterranean.
Amphibious assault ships United States Ship Iwo Jima, USS New York and USS Gunston Hall were halfway home when Obama made the […] Continue Reading…
15 November 2012
The United States began discussion with Afghan and Pakistani officials, regarding the planned pullout in 2014. It turns out that U.S. officials want to make it possible to stay longer! The talks also concern the ability of Afghan courts to put U.S. personnel on trial.
In Samangan Province, at least two U.S./NATO fueler […] Continue Reading…
“…results indicate that consumers stay away from Sears’ stores despite the company’s initiatives. Sears loyalty program and investments to revamp stores fail to boost comparable store sales growth. The rapidly changing retail environment and strong competition…..make a quick turnaround difficult.”-Robert Broens, Seeking Alpha
19 November 2012, it was just revealed that a Kmart in southeast […] Continue Reading…
“…Hostess Brands, Inc. has been forced by a Bakers Union strike to shut down all operations and sell all company assets.”-Gregory F. Rayburn, CEO Hostess
18 November 2012, the iconic maker of U.S. snack foods, Hostess, is no more! It’s being shut down and sold off by the corporate executives who ran it into the […] Continue Reading…
“Kmart, the discounting pioneer owned by Sears Holdings (SHLD), is in the throes of a mass shutdown of stores.”-Bloomberg
18 November 2012, just two days after I posted that a North Carolina Kmart was closing, another North Carolina Kmart store quietly made the closing list.
Here’s the updated closing list:
Arizona: Scottsdale Sears/Great Indoors, Chandler Sears/Great Indoors.
Alabama: […] Continue Reading…
“As of November 14, 2012, 48 states have reported West Nile virus infections in people, birds, or mosquitoes. A total of 5,128 cases of West Nile virus disease in people, including 229 deaths, have been reported to CDC.”-U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
A doctor in Mississippi, Art Leis, reports that the recent cases of […] Continue Reading…
16 November 2012, Sears Holdings reported a 23rd consecutive quarterly drop in sales, for its third reporting quarter this year.
A $498 million USD net loss (at the same time last year it was a $421 million loss)! The loss is mostly blamed on a sales drop of 5.8% (but don’t forget that Sears reduced […] Continue Reading…