In my area we have a K-mart which seems to be doing fairly well, but Sears - sucks!! I made my yearly wander through one of their big stores and their pricing is beyond ridiculous for about everything. The Craftsman tools are more expensive now then the Lowe's Kobalt and Home Depot Husky brands. What's worse, I can buy most of those same tools at any swap meet for a lot less. My wife bought a couple of Land's End shirts on line to give as Xmas presents for about half of the store price, including the shipping. The local stores will be staying open according to this mornings paper