Goodbye Craftsman ..............
 

Can more store closings be far behind ?

http://www.philly.com/philly/busines...html?mobi=true

I suspect Craftsman and Kenmore are all that have them afloat as of late ?

Dave.......Yep, and I saw yesterday that Macy's is closing 56 stores nationwide after dismal holiday sales. In the words of Bob Dylan, "The times they are a changing."

Craftsman really started it's decline when they started making tools in China. You can now buy the same quality tools at Harbor Freight with the same lifetime Warranty. Plus they never did make British Whitworth tools. What about my poor Norton!

Here is the (current) list of projected 2017 Sears store closings: and the list of K-Mart closings is considerably longer than the Sears list.

Florence Mall, Florence, Alabama
1901 S. Caraway Road, Jonesboro, Arkansas
Enfield Square, Enfield, Connecticut
Eagle Ridge Mall, Lake Wales, Florida
Albany Mall, Albany, Georgia
Columbus Park Crossing, Columbus, Georgia
1235 S. Reed Road, Kokomo, Indiana
2259 S. 9th St., Salina, Kansas
Kentucky Oaks Mall, Paducah, Kentucky
9001 Cortana Mall, Baton Rouge/Cortana, Louisiana
197 Westbank Expressway, Gretna, Louisiana
9605 Queens Blvd., Rego Park, New York
Walden Galleria, Cheektowaga, New York
Boulevard Mall, Amherst, New York
1 Galleria Drive, Middletown, New York
10 Whitten Road, Augusta, Maine
Swansea Mall, Swansea, Massachusetts
3099 28th St. SE, Grand Rapids, Michigan
12737 Riverdale Blvd NW, Coon Rapids, Minnesota
1850 Adams St., Mankato, Minnesota
3600 Country Club Drive, Jefferson Cty, Missouri
3702 Frederick Ave., Saint Joseph, Missouri
3902 13th Ave., South Fargo, North Dakota
1000 S. Main St., Roswell, New Mexico
2000 Brittain Road, Akron, Ohio
1075 N. Bridge St., Chillicothe, Ohio
1701 River Valley Circle S, Lancaster, Ohio
Richmond Mall, Richmond Heights, Ohio
1901 S. Yale Ave., Tulsa, Oklahoma
428 SW. C Ave, Lawton, Oklahoma
Shenango Valley Mall, Hermitage, Pennsylvania
1 Susquehanna Valley Mall Drive, Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania
1500 Mall Run Road, Uniontown, Pennsylvania
3595 Capital City Mall, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania
1500 Diamond Hill Road, Woonsocket, Rhode Island
2701 David H. McLeod Blvd., Florence, South Carolina
2101 Fort Henry Drive, Kingsport, Tennessee
4101 E. 42nd St., Odessa, Texas
500 Gate City Highway, Bristol, Virginia
Alderwood Mall, Lynnwood, Washington
Town Center Mall, Charleston, West Virginia
Meadowbrook Mall, Bridgeport, West Virginia


Here's the list of Kmart stores that are closing:

Jasper Mall, Jasper, Alabama
2003 US-280, Phenix City, Alabama
3600 Wilson Road, Bakersfield, California
3001 Iowa Ave., Riverside, California
25 West Polk St., Coalinga, California
333 Sierra St., Kingsburg, California
363 S. Broadway, Denver, Colorado
2809 North Ave., Grand Junction, Colorado
45 Shunpike Road, Cromwell, Connecticut
1801 NW US Highway 19, Crystal River, Florida
501 N. Beneva Road, Sarasota, Florida
19400 Cochran Blvd., Port Charlotte, Florida
2111 S. Federal Highway, Ft. Pierce, Florida
1501 Normandy Village Parkway, Jacksonville, Florida
2211 W. Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway, Kissimmee, Florida
4955 Golden Gate Parkway, Naples, Florida
111 Town and Country Drive, Palatka, Florida
McGregor Point Shopping Center, Fort Myers, Florida
33 W. Montgomery Cross Road, Savannah, Georgia
3200 Macon Road, Columbus, Georgia
365 Habersham Village Circle, Cornelia, Georgia
1601 Highway 40 East, Kingsland, Georgia
4561 Salt Lake Blvd., Honolulu, Hawaii
2600 Dodge St., Dubuque, Iowa
5700 Gordon Drive, Sioux City, Iowa
3810 University Ave., Waterloo, Iowa
2851 Belt Line Parkway, Alton, Illinois
3655 Nameoki Road, Granite City, Illinois
750 Indian Boundary Road, Chesterton, Indiana
1460 West State Road 2, La Porte, Indiana
4820 S. 4th St., Leavenworth, Kansas
4200 W. Kellogg Dr., Wichita, Kansas
191 Outer Loop, Louisville, Kentucky
2815 West Parrish Ave., Owensboro, Kentucky
1501 Paris Pike, Georgetown, Kentucky
14662 N. US Highway 25 East, Corbin, Kentucky
1710 W. Highway 192, London, Kentucky
3010 Fort Campbell Blvd., Hopkinsville, Kentucky
2945 Scottsville Road, Bowling Green, Kentucky
115 South Airline Highway, Gonzales, Lousiana
1400 S. Clearview Parkway, New Orleans, Louisiana
688 Hogan Road, Bangor, Maine
222 North Point Blvd., Baltimore, Maryland
1130 Newport Ave., South Attleboro, Massachusetts
9 Plaza Way, Fairhaven, Massachusetts
29600 Ford Road, Garden City, Michigan
3555 O'Neill Drive, Jackson, Michigan
1396 South Main St., Adrian, Michigan
5400 S. Cedar St., Lansing, Michigan
1501 E. Apple Ave., Muskegon, Michigan
40855 Ann Arbor Road, Plymouth, Michigan
17580 Frazho Road, Roseville, Michigan
3541 Highland Road, Waterford, Michigan
165 Wayne Road, Westland, Michigan
6455 US 31 North, Acme Township, Michigan
1305 Highway 10 West, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota
1477 State Highway 248, Branson, Missouri
2304 Missouri Blvd., Jefferson City, Missouri
1003 S. Bishop Ave., Rolla, Missouri
3101 S. Glenstone Ave., Springfield, Missouri
6650 Manchester Ave., St Louis, Missouri
Rio Mall, Rio Grande, New Jersey
1468 Clementon Road, Clementon, New Jersey
645 Highway 18, East Brunswick, New Jersey
800 Black Horse Pike, Pleasantville, New Jersey
4645 Commercial Drive, New Hartford, New York
10405 S. Eastern Ave., Henderson, Nevada
545 Concord Parkway North, Concord, North Carolina
1931 Skibo Road, Fayetteville, North Carolina
201 N. Berkeley Blvd., Goldsboro, North Carolina
102 New Market, Madison, North Carolina
815 S. College Road, Wilmington, North Carolina
1500 Coshocton Ave., Mount Vernon, Ohio
185 Upper River Road, Gallipolis, Ohio
1005 East Columbus St., Kenton, Ohio
225 West Avenue, New Boston, Ohio
I-70 & Mall Road, St. Clairsville, Ohio
3515 N. Maple Ave., Zanesville, Ohio
1284 Brice Road, Reynoldsburg, Ohio
4 East Shawnee St., Muskogee, Oklahoma
5820 Shaffer Road, Dubois, Pennsylvania
1320 E. Grandview Blvd., Erie, Pennsylvania
1890 Fruitville Pike, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
5600 Carlisle Pike US 11, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
120 Mall Blvd., Monroeville, Pennsylvania
100 Crossroads Plaza, Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania
3801 Clemson Blvd., Anderson, South Carolina
254 Highway 72 Bypass, Greenwood, South Carolina
8571 Rivers Ave., North Charleston, South Carolina
3020 W. 12th St., Sioux Falls , South Dakota
305 W. Economy Road, Morristown, Tennessee
1120 McRae Blvd., El Paso, Texas
9484 Dyer St., El Paso, Texas
1101 Fort Hood St., Killeen, Texas
3061 S. John Redditt Drive, Lufkin, Texas
1153 W. Highway 40, Vernal, Utah
2010 N. Main St., Layton, Utah
1419 Hershberger Road NW, Roanoke, Virginia
3655 Plank Road, Fredericksburg, Virginia
6101 N. Military Highway, Norfolk, Virginia
1355 West Main St., Salem, Virginia
5132 Sixth Ave., Tacoma, Washington
250 Three Springs Drive, Weirton, West Virginia
731 Beverly Pike, Elkins, West Virginia
1050 Division St., Parkersburg, West Virginia
1425 E. Highway 151, Platteville, Wisconsin
2211 S. Green Bay Road, Racine, Wisconsin
1840 Dell Range Blvd., Cheyenne, Wyoming

I hope my local Macy's doesn't close or I will have to find another Jewelry shop for December 21-23 every year. ;)

To the best of my knowledge Craftsman doesn't mfg anything rather they market a product under their name (like Radio Shack). I agree the 'base' Craftsman tools as of late are pretty much junk (like Harbor Frt) but their 'professional' branded tools are actually quite good. I think they were being produced by Matco but that may have changed.

Sears is toast

It's up to whichever repairman I call to worry about where he buys his tools. :D

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In fact, Craftsman did make Whitworth. I bought several sets of Whitworth sockets and wrenches in the 60s to do repairs on my 1955 BSA A10. Unfortunately they were stolen along with multiple sets of "old" Craftsman SAE and metrics about 5 years ago. The quality of the recent Craftsman is not good, IMO.

Steve

I did not know that. I started collecting tools in the late 1970's. They were long gone by then. Luckily I still have most of the tools I collect over the years.