Friday, 25 October 2019 05:33

Sears in Canton to Close, So Sad!

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Sears at Belden Village Mall in Canton is closing by January. It is an end of an era! Sears has been a flagship store since the mall opened in 1970.


Rumors started swirling when the 2nd floor and half of the first floor closed for remodeling for the brand new Dave and Busters. We all thought the remainder of the first floor would stay open as Sears. We all found out this week we were wrong.


The new thing to do is online shop. I will admit, I am a fan of it. I will also admit that I still shop at Sears from time to time. My parents love Sears from the clothes to every appliance they own. I can remember growing up and shopping there all the time from back to school and loving when they had a food counter. They had the best frozen cokes ever! Times do change and online shopping is not only affecting local businesses, but now big retailers too.


I stopped into the Sears store yesterday. The mood is sad, but the aisles are busier. The sales are big- up to 30% off and yes, all sales are final. I bought a pink sweater. The lady at the register said, “What a nice sweater that you can remember Sears by.” That made me sad. She seemed sad. I will miss you Sears- for nostalgic reasons and I always parked near Sears and then cut through the store to get to the rest of the mall, but I usually ended up buying something!

Thank you, Sears!

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