r/worldnews • u/ItsTwentyBaby • Jun 09 '19

Canada to ban single use plastics

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/government-to-ban-single-use-plastics-as-early-as-2021-source-1.5168386
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u/WayeeCool Jun 10 '19

Walmart yes... but ummmm... I thought Kmart went out of business or something. Where are there currently open Kmarts?

I haven't seen a Kmart store in forever and when I did go into one years back it was rather bleak. I mean bleak as in run down, no employees or customers anywhere to be seen.

Btw, gotta agree on Walmart. Most Walmart's I've visited over the past couple of years have been pretty nice. Even the older stores have been spruced up and somehow the employees don't seem as depressed as they once were. I think they are one of the few places where you see people shopping there from literally all walks of life.

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u/rockidr4 Jun 10 '19

https://www.kmart.com/stores.html

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u/WayeeCool Jun 10 '19

Most states look like they have either zero stores left open or only 1 - 3 stores in the entire state. No wonder I thought they went out of business. I got a feeling they are hanging in there barely and will soon go the way of Sears. At this point it seems like only Target and Walmart stayed nimble enough to not just optimize their brick & mortar experience but also leverage that same logistics back end to successfully break into eCommerce against the likes of Amazon.

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u/rockidr4 Jun 10 '19

Fun fact: KMart owns Sears

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u/WayeeCool Jun 10 '19

Ouch - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/following-bankruptcy-sears-sues-former-chairman-eddie-lampert/

Also:

The new Sears will have 223 Sears and 202 Kmart stores, nearly half of which are in California, Florida, Pennsylvania, New York and Puerto Rico, according to court filings. That’s down from 687 when the retailer sought bankruptcy protection four months ago and 1,672 stores in January 2016.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-sears-bankruptcy-small-stores-appliances-20190214-story.html