6 Brands That Might Not Make It Through 2015?

[blyons200]

Around us, Best Buy, Home Depot, and Lowes all do well, have a decent variety of stuff, and offer good service at good prices. Staples and Sears are hurting. But the malls are the worst. They're sad places, full of annoying people accosting you with beauty salt and phone offers, overly aggressive salespeople, and rude teenagers. Most times, the malls are like those abandoned places, and all the people working the kiosks are playing on their cellphones. Nobody really needs to go to a mall anymore.

I absolutely HATE going to the mall. The only time I go is to buy clothes at JC Penny or Macys

 

[HecticArt]

In my day we had to walk to the mall...
Up hill....
Both ways!


Fug it.....
GET OFF MY LAWN!!!!!!

 

[JHDK]

I my day we had to walk to the mall...
Up hill....
Both ways!


Fug it.....
GET OFF MY LAWN!!!!!!

in 2 feet of snow.

 

[HecticArt]

Then shovel the walks kid!

I'll give you a dollar.

 

[JHDK]

Then shovel the walks kid!

I'll give you a dollar.

 

[semipenguin]

Toyota Pulls The Plug On Scion, But Why?

 

[HecticArt]

The sales figures and support team size are pretty telling.

 

[memebag]

Here's why:

 

[JHDK]

but thats a kia ad.

 

[memebag]

but thats a kia ad.

Yes it is. It makes fun of Scions. The Soul outsold the xB. Scion is gone.

 

[semipenguin]

The Ford Flex is gone, too.

I got to drive one of the newer xB's. It was nice. Better than the Soul.

But the Soul isn't bad, either

 

[JHDK]

i miss pontiac.

 

[memebag]

The Ford Flex is gone, too.

I got to drive one of the newer xB's. It was nice. Better than the Soul.

But the Soul isn't bad, either

I loved my xB. My wife still has one.

 

[semipenguin]

Big Doins today in Minnesota. Old Country Buffet closed 74 locations with little warning.

The company used to be based out of Eagan, Minnesota until it was aquired by another company out of South Carolina

Old Country Buffet abruptly shutters 74 restaurants, 7 in Twin Cities | Star Tribune

There Are Suddenly A Lot Of Closed Old Country Buffet, Ryan’s & HomeTown Buffet Restaurants – Consumerist

I used to like going to a buffet every once in a while. Smart people went during late breakfast. Get a there just before the menu changed from breakfast to the lunch menu.

Then I got germaphobic, & I stopped going. I rarely go to Chinese buffet, now days

 

[semipenguin]

Time is running out for these 29 companies

 

[scotchandcigar]

Time is running out for these 29 companies

A lot of energy companies. I guess $1.50/gal gas isn't good for everyone.

 

[semipenguin]

A lot of energy companies. I guess $1.50/gal gas isn't good for everyone.

That's what I don't get.

WTF were you doing with all the extra dough?

Strippers?

 

[HecticArt]

Bonuses for CEO's.

 

[memebag]

That's what I don't get.

WTF were you doing with all the extra dough?

Strippers?

Exploring. They didn't think the Saudis would play hard ball this long.

There isn't really any extra dough for publicly traded companies. They either pay dividends, hoard it, or reinvest it. Stockholders like it when they reinvest, so they did that.

This is all about to put a serious hurt on the Houston economy.

 

[scotchandcigar]

Sears announces it's closing at least 50 stores - Feb. 9, 2016

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