Photos of Deserted Sears Stores

2015-12-11T17:15:08Z

Dead sears mall — An abandoned Sears in North Randall, Ohio. Nicholas Eckhart

Sears is in trouble.

The retailer has been bleeding cash and closing hundreds of stores for years.

The retailer, which also owns Kmart, reported a loss of $454 million in the most recent quarter. The massive loss is the latest in 10 years of declining same-store sales.

"Sears is like a rudderless ship, devoid of compass heading, manned by a demoralized crew and worth nothing more than the old rotten boards and nails it's made of," Doug Stephens, founder of industry website Retail Prophet and author of "The Retail Revival: Re-Imagining Business for the New Age of Consumerism," told Business Insider's Ashley Lutz.

Nicholas Eckhart has been tracking Sears' downward spiral on his blog, DeadAndDyingRetail.com.

The company has closed more than 300 stores since 2010. For this post, we compiled Eckhart's images of abandoned or dying Sears stores.

This abandoned Sears in North Randall, Ohio, closed in 2009. It's part of the now defunct Randall Park Mall, which opened in 1976 and once housed more than 200 stores before closing in May 2009.

The Randall Park Sears, seen from another angle, was the last remaining anchor in operation before the mall closed in 2009. The JCPenney closed in 2001, followed by Dillard's in 2003 and Macy's in 2008.

Dead mall sears — Abandoned Sears North Randal Park Mall Nicholas Eckhart

The Woodville Mall in Northwood, Ohio, opened in 1969 with JCPenney, Sears, Lasalle's, and Woolworth as anchors, Eckhart notes. The mall closed in 2011 and this Sears is now the last remaining operating business on the site.

This Perrysburg, Ohio, Sears Outlet, which was formerly a Kmart, appears to have a lot of empty space available.

This section of the outlet — which is closed to the public — appears to be in disarray.

This former Kmart store in Solon, Ohio, was converted to a "Sears Grand" in the early 2000s. The concept failed within a couple years and this is now one of the last remaining "Sears Grand" stores in operation.

Eckhart noted this confusing sign inside the Sears Grand.

There appears to be a lot of empty shelf space at this Sears Grand in Tarentum, Pa.

This former Sears in Ashtabula, Ohio, closed in 2012.

This former Sears Hardware and Appliance store in Akron, Ohio opened in 1996 and closed in 2011.

This Akron, Ohio, Sears at Rolling Acres Mall closed in 2011. The interior of the mall has been closed since 2008.

Dead Mall — Rolling Acres Mall. Nicholas Eckhart

Haunting photos of dead and deserted Sears stores as experts warn the end is 'very near'

This abandoned Sears in North Randall, Ohio, closed in 2009. It's part of the now defunct Randall Park Mall, which opened in 1976 and once housed more than 200 stores before closing in May 2009.

The Randall Park Sears, seen from another angle, was the last remaining anchor in operation before the mall closed in 2009. The JCPenney closed in 2001, followed by Dillard's in 2003 and Macy's in 2008.

The Woodville Mall in Northwood, Ohio, opened in 1969 with JCPenney, Sears, Lasalle's, and Woolworth as anchors, Eckhart notes. The mall closed in 2011 and this Sears is now the last remaining operating business on the site.

This Perrysburg, Ohio, Sears Outlet, which was formerly a Kmart, appears to have a lot of empty space available.

This section of the outlet — which is closed to the public — appears to be in disarray.

This former Kmart store in Solon, Ohio, was converted to a "Sears Grand" in the early 2000s. The concept failed within a couple years and this is now one of the last remaining "Sears Grand" stores in operation.

Eckhart noted this confusing sign inside the Sears Grand.

There appears to be a lot of empty shelf space at this Sears Grand in Tarentum, Pa.

This former Sears in Ashtabula, Ohio, closed in 2012.

This former Sears Hardware and Appliance store in Akron, Ohio opened in 1996 and closed in 2011.

This Akron, Ohio, Sears at Rolling Acres Mall closed in 2011. The interior of the mall has been closed since 2008.

This former Sears Appliance & Hardware in Willoughby Hills, Ohio, closed in October 2011.

Here's another former Sears Appliance & Hardware in Eastlake, Ohio.

This former Kmart in Perrysburg, Ohio, has been converted into a Sears Outlet. Here's a picture of the now closed Garden Center.

This Sears entrance in Richmond Heights, Ohio, appears barren.

The mattress section of the outlet appears pretty gloomy.

The appliance section is dressed up with a white curtain.

The walls are empty of aside from hanging clothes and swimsuits.

Haunting photos of dead and deserted Sears stores as experts warn the end is 'very near'

This abandoned Sears in North Randall, Ohio, closed in 2009. It's part of the now defunct Randall Park Mall, which opened in 1976 and once housed more than 200 stores before closing in May 2009.

The Randall Park Sears, seen from another angle, was the last remaining anchor in operation before the mall closed in 2009. The JCPenney closed in 2001, followed by Dillard's in 2003 and Macy's in 2008.

The Woodville Mall in Northwood, Ohio, opened in 1969 with JCPenney, Sears, Lasalle's, and Woolworth as anchors, Eckhart notes. The mall closed in 2011 and this Sears is now the last remaining operating business on the site.

This Perrysburg, Ohio, Sears Outlet, which was formerly a Kmart, appears to have a lot of empty space available.

This section of the outlet — which is closed to the public — appears to be in disarray.

This former Kmart store in Solon, Ohio, was converted to a "Sears Grand" in the early 2000s. The concept failed within a couple years and this is now one of the last remaining "Sears Grand" stores in operation.

Eckhart noted this confusing sign inside the Sears Grand.

There appears to be a lot of empty shelf space at this Sears Grand in Tarentum, Pa.

This former Sears in Ashtabula, Ohio, closed in 2012.

This former Sears Hardware and Appliance store in Akron, Ohio opened in 1996 and closed in 2011.

This Akron, Ohio, Sears at Rolling Acres Mall closed in 2011. The interior of the mall has been closed since 2008.

This former Sears Appliance & Hardware in Willoughby Hills, Ohio, closed in October 2011.

Here's another former Sears Appliance & Hardware in Eastlake, Ohio.

This former Kmart in Perrysburg, Ohio, has been converted into a Sears Outlet. Here's a picture of the now closed Garden Center.

This Sears entrance in Richmond Heights, Ohio, appears barren.

The mattress section of the outlet appears pretty gloomy.

The appliance section is dressed up with a white curtain.

The walls are empty of aside from hanging clothes and swimsuits.

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