BFG said:
K-mart and sears are merging. Nothing about the stores are going to change. Still the same k-marts and sears.
True, for the most part...however, there will most certainly be some sharing of brand name items: K-Mart will pick-up certain lines of tools (Craftsman) and appliances (Kenmore) - Sears picks up Martha "I'm not a criminal" Stewart and Jacqueline Smith lines of clothings, etc. Also, warehousing, distribution centers, purchasing, etc. will most likely change to give them (hopefully) a competitive advantage.
Wow! If K-Mart starts selling VOOM, perhaps they can double, or even triple, the collective effort of Sears over the past year. Yep, perhaps they sign-up 2 or 3 more customers next year!