Steven Kernkraut
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Steven Kernkraut
effect feeling goods increasing mark retailers ripple risk specialty
I think you are increasing the risk of retailers feeling they have to mark down their goods and that could very well have a ripple effect on the specialty stores.
putting toe
They're kind of exploring, or putting their toe in the water.
appliances focusing good hardware home jump lines strategic strengths trying
It's a good, strategic move, a good partnership. Sears is trying to jump into the e-commerce world in a pretty big way, focusing on their strengths and their hardware lines and appliances and home areas.
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If we all have to buy a new device for the home that's a combination of a TV and PC, Sears is the largest seller of home appliances today in America. Whatever that appliance is, it's going to require installation, which would leverage their home services business.