Just when you think you've about heard it all, someone comes up with a new one. We now have Sears selling porn.
Sears Selling Porn
- Thread starter jhmover
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Sears is trying an online sales model that allows third party sellers to sell on the Sears.com site. They most likely have no controls in place and probably didn't care that porn was being sold on the site.
I think it is a sucky model for Sears. They used to be a really good place to find tools online. Now when you try to do a search for a tool, a bunch of completely unrelated search results pop up. They are going the way of the yellowpages.com.
I think it is a sucky model for Sears. They used to be a really good place to find tools online. Now when you try to do a search for a tool, a bunch of completely unrelated search results pop up. They are going the way of the yellowpages.com.
Hes mad he can get a hard-on
they also sell dildos
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_SPM839698401P?mv=rr
they also sell dildos
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_SPM839698401P?mv=rr
az_max said:
At least AMZN has a decent search function. I'm not sure if AMZN sells porn though.
craftsman.com subsite is still decent. I hate sears jumping into this mass distributor online model. Do they think they are going to out amazon, amazon?
ptschram
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Mike_Rupp said:
It's much like searching for Rover parts where a search engine will bring up a company that you quickly learn has NO parts but that site comes up on EVERY search.
As for Sears not being concerned about what was being sold, isn't the goal of business to maximize shareholder value and profits accruing thereto?
ptschram said:
Paul, I realize that the complexities of businesses that have more scope than an automotive repair shop may be more than you can comprehend, but let's give it a try.
Yes, a corporation's goal is to maximize shareholder value. While it may make intuitive sense that a company that has more selection may be adding incremental sales, it isn't always that simple. Let's make a completely simplistic example so you might better understand. A hypothetical company that caters to old ladies might kill their existing business if they decided to venture into the porn business.
Back to Sears. They used to be a leader in the tools and appliance business. While you were in the store shopping for appliances and tools, you walked past other items as well. Now they have diluted themselves to the point where nobody really knows what Sears is known for. To your point, just having additional selection doesn't necessarily lead to additional shareholder value.