Sears Is Dying, but Workers’ Loyalty Lives On

By MICHAEL CORKERY
NYT
Across the country, legions of former employees gather regularly to celebrate a bygone era of retailing.
Published date: December 28, 2018 at 12:00PM
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How Sears Was the Amazon of Its Day

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
NYT
It was a technological wonder — until the retail landscape changed and new innovation, and greedy owners, arrived.
Published date: October 15, 2018 at 09:49PM
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How Sears Went From Gilded-Age Boom to Modern-Day Bust

By TIFFANY HSU
NYT
The retailer was the innovator of its time, building a thriving mail-order business before going brick-and-mortar. Now, much of that is going away.
Published date: October 15, 2018 at 12:49PM
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Sears, the Original Everything Store, Nears a Bankruptcy Filing

By MICHAEL CORKERY
NYT
The retail chain has struggled to adapt to changes in how Americans shop and engaged in risky financial engineering, racking up big losses.
Published date: October 14, 2018 at 08:06PM
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How to (Maybe) Avoid Sticker Shock at the Emergency Room

By RICHARD KLASCO, M.D. and RICHARD ZANE, M.D
NYT Live
Knowing whether to use an urgent care center, a retail clinic, virtual care or the emergency room can make a big difference in cost.
Published date: September 8, 2018 at 12:22AM
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Rite Aid and Albertsons Agree to Call Off Merger in Face of Opposition

By MICHAEL CORKERY
NYT
The deal was supposed to solve several challenges facing the two companies in a retail landscape turned upside down by consolidation and digital innovation.
Published date: August 9, 2018 at 05:40AM
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Shopping for Health Care Simply Doesn’t Work. So What Might?

By AUSTIN FRAKT
NYT
It’s often too complicated. And even when it isn’t, almost no one does it.
Published date: July 30, 2018 at 12:00PM
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At Toys ‘R’ Us, ‘There Is Nothing Left’: The Day It Closed for Good

By MICHAEL CORKERY
NYT
At a New Jersey store, the shelves were mostly bare, save for a scattering of stuffed animals and tween jewelry. But many longtime employees stayed, out of pride or necessity.
Published date: June 30, 2018 at 01:00PM
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