4+ Hours of Forgotten Stores That Are No Longer Around

[@MedinaJones-j1t]

Every one of these stores- we’re a big part of my childhood!! We had Sears, Mongomery Wards, JC Penny, Woolworth’s, Zayer- here in the Midwest is where we did all of our shopping!! Getting the Sears Wishbook catalog at Christmas as a kids was the best!!😍😍😍

[@madhuvachhani7758]

Thank you for stories of Sears. It bought tears. I worked at Sears for 33 some years. That was my big family.

[@phantomfixer]

@@madhuvachhani7758 I'm still cashing in on my craftsman tools lifetime warranty, 😀😀.

[@soulshaker9018]

@@madhuvachhani7758 My Grandma worked there too, at the little candy counter they had. She worked at the one at Northland Mall in Columbus Ohio .

[@beverlyrichards9845]

Loved both stores I miss Sears the most. But loved K mart for quick shopping especially at Christmas time

[@JohnShields-xx1yk]

I'm from Boston 1960's, sears was the store for everything from clothes to washing machines.

[@Linda-o8j]

Bring back Sears and Christmas wish book........ awesome clothes, good quality and elegant atmosphere!!!

[@arpinamarkarian4500]

I totally miss Kmart

[@veevee9923]

OMG!!me too I’m 46 and back in the 80s my mom used to get my Halloween costumes and my easter outfits from there religiously… they always had the whole sets😂😂😂😂

[@MFD-Rell]

WOOLWORTH is technically still in business. WOOLWORTH had a shoe section, that was fairly popular. When WOOLWORTH went out of business, they kept the shoe store running. That shoe store is Foot Locker.

[@michellephilhower2191]

My mother used to work for sears. Always got my clothes n tires from there nkmart.miss them

[@rejeannagwynn5665]

Everyone in my family worked at sears at some point in their lives. My mother worked there 40 years.

[@Connie-E]

I really enjoyed watching this video. It popped up on my top page, and brought back so many shopping memories. It really brought back the saying"the good ole days". They really were days when the world had less problems, and so much more enjoyment of shopping. So many good times in those days.

[@canoly3]

Sears was my childhood

[@stevemchale6363]

I'M A 63 Y.OLD MAN AND THIS WAS FASCINATING TO ME. MY DAD WOULD TAKE ME AND GET TOOLS AND PARTS FOR BROKEN APPLIANCES STOVES, WASHING MACHINES ECT. SEARS FILLED THE TOYS UNDER OUR CHRISTMAS TREE.

[@andreachastain222]

This brought back great memories of years of wonderful shopping experiences, especially at Rich’s. I don’t think big retailers edging out smaller chains or the convenience of online shopping is all that has killed the department store attraction. Back when many of these stores were in business, most people still knew how to act in public. They were civil and considerate of other people. They didn’t speak loudly (either in person or on a cell phone). They didn’t wear a their pajamas to the store. They didn’t bring the dog to the store and claim it was a “service animal.” They didn’t allow their children to act like demonic monkeys. They didn’t feel shoplift constantly and drive up prices. Plus, on the store side of the equation, they hired sufficient employees to help you and people were expected to provide good customer service (it was unthinkable that they would be on a personal call while at work). It was actually a fun, pleasant experience, not at all like today. What has happened to our society?

[@suzannerogers-ib5yz]

Some people should check the thumbnails, if theyre afraid theyre too young or too sophisticated for things of times gone by.... that some of us remember with great fondness.

[@Badddlullbrattt]

@@suzannerogers-ib5yz I’m 29 and I think this video is awesome

[@Insertgenericusernamehere809]

There used to be a Sears near me and i was born long after they stopped being popular. I went to it a few times.

[@Joemama_77]

I’m young and still remember Kmart! It was my fav! Wish it could come back so I can enjoy it one more time at least. I remember the one next to a Sports Authority. Good times!

[@Joemama_77]

Also Sears too! My parents remember more and even went to one closing a couple minutes away back a couple years ago in a mall. Good times.

[@CC-rd7wi]

K MART was the best ❤

[@MrOttomotto]

I remember that Sears outdoor department had barbie size tents set up on top of the shelves to show what the tents looked like. I wanted one so badly for my barbies! I also remember cutting out the drawn pictures of people in the old Sears cataloges in my grandma's basement for paperdolls, before they used pictures of real people to model their clothes. Oh, how I wish she had held onto all those old cataloges, now, instead!

[@spacetimegeezy]

Sears is thriving in Mexico they actually carry designer brands and Kmart in Australia is boomin 🤑 (also woolworths but pretty sure it’s not the same company)

[@LarryCrowder-qo1rz]

I’m going to bring them all back. The time is now and every investor will be interested.

[@Connie-E]

good for you!

[@amyfiske9817]

You're wrong. It was Sears Roebuck that had the annual Christmas Wish Book

[@youtubephan2427]

loved looking thru the sears catalogue especially the christmas one , as a kid the toy section looked fabulous!!

[@mushroom-ws9po]

Australia has Woolworths (grocery), Big W and Kmart. Big W is the department store of Woolworths.

[@johny1220]

My mom still has a cross she bought from Marshall Field’s in Chicago from back in the day. Pretty cool lol. Didn’t know about so many of these places though wow.

[@JohnKeller-fq8hn]

My mom worked for Ames in the late 60s. Early 70s

[@mariarooney6262]

Yes, A&P for eight o’clock coffee. I remember my father going to the counter asking for “drip” grind.

[@jessicayoung1190]

I remember my parents would take us to A&P the girls in roller skate would come to the car to take order and late the food and milk shake .

[@KevinBoire-q8p]

I'm from Boston. I was surprised they didn't filenes. They had that awesome basement s tore downstairs where you could get some great buys. Macy's took them out I think and Jordan Marsh went down too. Jordans building on Washington St is a Macy's now. Filenes spot now is a big skyscraper now. That's progress for you

[@deniseholder7206]

Filene's Basement! I've been on many shopping trips with my mom, grandma & and aunt back in the 60s & 70s. They used to have elevator operators, bathroom attendants & pay toilets , 10 cents a go. lol

[@PtBSVu]

Oh how much I miss shopping at Filenes Basement.

[@gfisher495]

Woolworths! Glenn

[@NelsonVlog66]

Several of these stores are not forgotten.

[@samdooley6887]

Ames is coming back next year

[@ronbachert2183]

They are not forgotten.

[@kennethbrown5784]

Sears is doing very well in Mexico

[@misst3016]

@@kennethbrown5784 😲

[@Vibhavijay1]

@@kennethbrown5784 😎😎😎 cool

[@thirdstonefromthesun485]

Wow I remember those West coast stores, I used to shop at Woolworth, Chubby and Tubby, and I used to work for Kmart and the Bon Marche many moons ago. Fredrick and Nelson was the store for their delicious Frango mint chocolate candy that you find in an array of different flavors at Macy's. Anyone from Seattle, did you ever shop at Jay Jacob's retail store in the mid eighties?. Thanks for this classic gem.

[@youtubephan2427]

woolworths was my first thought!!! and wow the video started with woolorths

[@janepowers6711]

I miss the Dime Stores & the Sears catalog which was something that we waited for with much anticipation, especially the Christmas edition was pure joy in finally arrived the mail box.

[@jennifert6519]

I'm in my 40s and this was wonderful to watch and remember my childhood. This is the first time I've ever heard of Stuckeys. I was nice to learn a new place as well

[@doost6233]

K mart and Sears must come back.

[@kennelson3848]

Display man from The Broadway Hollywood 1968-1971 corner of Hollywood Blvd and Vine St. Home made soups at the Kettle in the lower level perfumed our display department which was located below the corner of Hollywood & Vine. What a time!❤

[@kathleendinsmore7588]

I’m waiting for Wal-mart to go by the wayside. It’s depressing just to go into one of these stores. Hard to believe I worked there almost 5 years.

[@lindazellars4885]

@@kathleendinsmore7588 Walmart ain’t going nowhere. Walmart has embraced online shopping technology. They are the competition of Amazon.

[@sethunyanikuru1079]

This is Great, I just can't get passed the its like

[@kimfry4019]

I miss Sears and the Christmas wish book

[@SRGShorts225]

Idk about Ames. Bc there’s one near dornsife from route 225 to route 61 in Pennsylvania that’s still open

[@Johnnydiaz-ml2zv]

I missed the early days of depth. Store zayres,sears,kmarts,Jordan marsh.

[@veevee9923]

I remember Ames and Caldor they was the shit!!

[@sylverfox6973]

Sears isn't even cold in the ground yet. How can it have been forgotten this quickly?

[@xmvirus202]

People get all nostalgic about these many stores going out of business, but we the people had the power to keep them in business- simply by shopping there. 🤷🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

[@ccole2262]

Mongomery Wards is still around. It's just online only.

[@robertgalbreath6239]

Good vid. Macy's takeover of Marshall Field's did indeed cause an uproar. My family wrote letters and protested this move. However to Macy's credit, they retain the Marshall Field's plaques at all the entrances and the classic Walnut Room still serves wonderful meals.

[@driscollpatricia5190]

Yes I remember these stores they where really good stores and I miss them I wish we could have them back but for now it's just a wish

[@antonsmith9788]

Similes for the win! 👊❤️👊

[@JosephRiveraSantiago0617]

Remember when it was called the Sears Tower?

[@DavidWalton-g8w]

It will always be Sears Tower

[@blacksheepgirl]

I was sad to see JcPenney, Kmart and Sears go. 😢 They were a big part of my childhood. 😢

[@johny1220]

@@blacksheepgirl JcPenney? They’re still around lol. At least here in the US.

[@lisachiappetti6092]

Yep one of their stores isn't too far from our house. It might not be as popular as it once was, but it's still around

[@Sumayya538]

@johny1220 yes it's still a JC Penny here in Illinois

[@mariarooney6262]

JCPenney is still open here in northeast and south central Pennsylvania. They have great sales.

[@antoniocovarrubias7831]

Kmart, safeway, gimbal’s, Macy’s, marshall, mervyns, a lot of good stores and markets I grew up with.

[@deanamosley24]

Stewart’s is still here 😩❤️❤️I live across the street from one it has the best ice cream around 🔥

[@nanook5875]

In St. Paul We used to have "SHOPPER'S CITY", That later became "ZAYRE'S"

[@Slee3688]

I thought Sears had the Wish book...

[@NelsonVlog66]

@@Slee3688 They did.

[@SaucyOperator]

Monkey Wards was the absolute best! Zayre was cool, Woolworth's lunch counter hit the spot, but Wags was better! (Wags was Woolworth's stand alone restaurant. I have sime great family memories at iur local Wag's!!"

[@lisachiappetti6092]

I'm pretty sure it was a typo, but monkey wards is more accurate than you know. Earlier this year we went to visit my grandpa at his retirement home, and there was this lady that just randomly told us that she/her family bought a monkey from Montgomery wards. Like I said, that typo is more accurate than you know lmao

[@SaucyOperator]

@lisachiappetti6092 Nope. No typo. That's what we always called Montgomery Wards. It was always Monkey Wards!

[@DavidWalton-g8w]

​@@SaucyOperatorIt was always monkey wards

[@tangarayslaughter8538]

❤❤❤❤

[@phantomfixer]

Wow, 4+ hours, and you left out many, including Alexanders, TSS, Mays, and M H Lamstons (I actually worked there as a teenager), lol. just to name a few.

[@almareyes7044]

Well I'm going to tell you something the retails of today. They're doing away with a lot of associates, they're doing with they're doing self check outs and a lot of customers don't like that plus on the floor there's hardly no help Walmart jams, they're getting to that point where. A customer could ask for help and they're not getting the help they need. So the members really don't like that so they better step up their game, because that will happen to those stores that sooner or later, they were all shut down if they don't have customer service and get it right? Because people do need to be guided to or answer the questions they need for any help. They need on the floor well, God bless, and thank you for all those wonderful stores. Those wonderful memories that we had from all those great stores. I still order sell my stuff from online with Montgomery awards. I do miss k mark. I God bless you all. Thank you

[@rosemarythyme6351]

I miss Shopko.

[@JulesFrank]

Hey Florida, It's Burdine's (burr - dye - n's) and definitely NOT "Burr-deen's", right?!?!

[@gfisher495]

Sears! Glenn

[@belal650]

There were 982 analogies used during the first sentence of the A&P store segment.

[@LoquaciousByNature]

@@belal650 It's like...🤣

[@lisachiappetti6092]

I can't wait till I get there that sounds fun lol

[@nessstooo]

posted 1 month ago and 2 stores are closing, big lots and party city

[@AlondraSoto-o2x]

Yess I work at part city it’s crazy to be apart of what was once there now isn’t

[@yootoobsuks4210]

I live in the Northwest and I've never heard of Gottschalk's. 🤷🏻‍♂️ I still get angry when I think of the loss of Montgomery Ward, Sears, Emporium (specifically in the Pacific Northwest), Bon Marché, and Meier & Frank. Just say "they were the victim of Macy's/Walmart. Seriously, most of these follow the same model: starting as local powerhouses only to be destroyed by the nationwide corporation juggernauts. 🤬

[@BA-ef4pr]

@yootoobsuks4210 Gottschalk was in walla walla, WA in the late 80s.

[@pyrexmaniac]

Kmart and Sears are hardly "forgotten."

[@DavidWalton-g8w]

They both still have an online store, and I think there are still several Sears in the US. Maybe he just doesn't understand what the word forgotten means.

[@FairyChild_For_Freedom-Justice]

I always said Eddie Lampert was thinking of his own wealth and not Sears or the people working for Sears. I feel single-handedly he destroyed the brand the store and the dignity of its workers. No I never worked for Sears.

[@ShawnJbarr1988YT]

wow so many stores are gone

[@bluegrassgal]

Wards stunk! It was Sears & Pennys that was good..& others too...but not wards.

[@NelvinSpivey]

It was pronounce Bur-dines not Bur-deens

[@synchronicity1470]

for some of us, this is really depressing.

[@DavidWalton-g8w]

Depressing that people don't know what forgotten means? 😂

[@tayshaquay]

Burdyyyyyyyyynes

[@SaucyOperator]

Burr- Dine-s Not Burdeans Berdines

[@brianthefool09]

😊

[@HotPink90sSun]

Chapter list, and time stamps 🤔

[@DavidWalton-g8w]

How young do you have to be to have forgotten Kmart existed? 😂

[@voodoochild8697]

What about Kresgese and Korvettes

[@axidhaus]

That’s when there was a middle class

[@chikitazacatecana6062]

I worked at Kmart for 19 yrs.

[@xrayvision-kp1xd]

forgotten ? OR just couldn't keep up.

[@Joemama_77]

Kmart has a chance to come back rn! Even can be greater than Walmart. Just needs its own twist plus if they bring the food court back! Also needs to sell some produce! Especially if they sell more Hispanic products. They should think smart and needs to think of their target customers!

[@monkeyking-self-proclaimed7050]

Remember Kmart for saving my butt. Went in to grab pants and underwear cause I poop in my pants.

[@KathyHoward-f1d]

I had to fast forward over the A&P segment because it was redundant and had way too many analogies. I didn’t need him to explain every aspect with an example🤣 Other than that, I enjoyed the walk down memory lane even though it made me rather sad. I did still support these stores in my area so I didn’t contribute to their downfall.

[@wheretonow3106]

I had to turn this off before the end. "It's like" really annoying.

[@123pickles]

Korvette's department store?

[@MPam1619]

A lot of stores are not included here with most of the video being devoted to A&P & Sears, etc.

[@politemann5455]

Department Stores A&S Consumers...Plus Supermarket?

[@synchronicity1470]

Lampert was the Elon Musk of the day. He ended Sears, with his slow & steady actions.

[@ronbachert2183]

Speak for yourself, I will not forget.

[@ToysToolsandTales]

Dude what's with all the analogies. They are literally one every paragraph. It was like watching 232 parking lots emptying for the last time. Their troubles were like a mirror reflecting the massive changes......was it time to whether the storm or turn out the lights for good. The final blow came in the form of 242 analogies and we're acquired for 232 rupples

[@kenison8170]

They would still be with us if the management higher up was smarter in how they invested the funds and not get greedy and take risks- yep, all those stores or companies went bankrupt because of the stocks and management poor decisions

[@texaspatriot4215]

It's like......word salad much?....it's like you needed a lot of filler.

[@antoniocovarrubias7831]

K - Matt a

[@tennissir1986]

It’s like Blah Blah Blah. It’s like Blah Blah Blah. It’s like Blah Blah Blah.

[@suzannerogers-ib5yz]

Oh shutup. - Sorry this isnt a brain numbing action movie.

[@deniseholder7206]

@@tennissir1986 What r u, 10?

[@texaspatriot4215]

I noticed this as well, it's like......

[@Rosiesh1960]

all these stores went bankrupt because they hired thieves. , specially Armenians from Armenia , all outsiders haven’t seen 💩 in their lives .

[@monkeyking-self-proclaimed7050]

They come and go, change names. Who cares!

[@johny1220]

Okay holy crap I did NOT know that there were this many stores that went out of business, wow lol. Super unfortunate, I wouldn’t be surprised if Walmart and Target stores shared the same fate one day.. 🥲

[@SuperGoldwingman]

Kmart is having their annual Michael Jackson sale all boys underwear is half off