The slow closing of Big Lots is a reminder of how things felt when we had a mall.. And how that closed, too.
From food prices to fuel, and now inflation which will change the landscape of car and home buying, we seem to be in a ‘greater recession.’ No official declaration. Jobs numbers still decent.. but we feel it brewing. We sense it’s knocking on the door. And they ain’t much great about it..
More #Sears and #Kmart closings in PA and beyond. The sunshine days are fading into black……..or red..
Cue the Billy Joel lyrics.. Malls were first. Now standalone TOYS R US are closing down now.. What killed them? Some say the net. Some say Walmart. Some say Toys R Us themselves are to blame for not knowing what the ‘kids’ want or need.. what kids like. Not sure if any CEO would have … Read moreSCENES FROM A CLOSING DOWN TOYS R US
AT&T to buy HBO, CNN, and the rest of Time Warner for more than $80 billion.. If successful, AT&T will gain control of huge entertainment and news brands including HBO, Warner Bros. Entertainment, and CNN, and resembles efforts by competing ISPs in recent years to create enormous media conglomerates. » And one of the biggest deals … Read moreBATMAN TO MERGE WITH AT&T!?
So often, it seems that I am posting “end times” stories on this website. End times for schools in my area.. for churches.. for stores.. End times for the fabric of the once strong and proud coal region of Pennsylvania.. End times for so many things. Believe it or not, I am mostly a positive … Read moreRetail hell and the murder of malls
STOCKS TUMBLE!! OIL RUMBLES!! LOTTERY FUMBLES!? The Dow Jones Industrial plunged 370 points today. Standard and Poor’s 500 index fell below 1900..Brent crude prices dropped below $30 for the first time in 11 years.. And tonight, if you’re lucky, you may be a billionaire after 11pm when the Powerball is drawn.. Now you’re chance. Risk … Read moreALL IN ONE DAY
GREECE IS THE WORD The IMF wants its money. ATMs in Greece are running dry.. this could be the week of a national default.. The world is watching. And Reuters is reporting this in its Sunday dispatch from the nation… George Georgiopoulos and Lefteris Papadimas write: More than a third of automated teller machines across … Read moreThe big fat Greek default
There are times websites are not available for me, and suddenly when I broadcast the outage to the world, the site’s working quite fine and dandy..
