The Fall of a Retail Icon, PBS NewsHour
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The Fall of a Retail Icon
why Americans stopped shopping at Sears

Author: PBS NewsHour

Narrator: PBS NewsHour

Unabridged: 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/15/2018

Category: Social Science


Synopsis

"The once formidable retail giant Sears files for bankruptcy protection. The company, which also owns Kmart, will continue to operate as executives try to reverse a downward spiral exacerbated by e-commerce. John Yang examines the company’s storied legacy and tumultuous fall with historian Jerry Hancock."

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