Sears on Thursday announced that it has agreed to sell its Craftsman tools brand to Stanley Black & Decker in a deal valued at $900 million, the latest bid by the flailing retail chain to try to drum up cash to reposition itself for an era when e-commerce is gobbling up more of consumers’ shopping […]
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Correction: Kmart opens at 12:01 a.m. Friday
AUBURN — A story published Wednesday on Page A1 should have said the Auburn Kmart will open at 12:01 a.m. Friday for Black Friday. The information was incorrectly reported by the Sun Journal.
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No Maine Sears stores or Kmarts on list of closings
In Maine, the blue light specials will go on. Sears announced Thursday that it is closing 10 of its stores and 68 Kmarts across the country, but none of those closures are scheduled for Maine. The closures are set to begin in July. The closest closure is a Kmart in Tewksbury, Mass. The Twin Cities […]
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Not the first time Dixfield balloon let down by wind
Two passengers injured in a balloon accident over the weekend have been released from the hospital in an incident currently under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration. According to the FAA, four of the seven passengers aboard suffered injuries when the balloon, owned by Damn Yankee Balloons in Dixfield, crashed into power lines while attempting […]
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Man tries to steal $450 worth of toys from Waterville Kmart
WATERVILLE— Police are looking for a man they say strolled out of a Kmart store pushing a cart filled with about $450 worth of toys. Deputy Chief Charles Rumsey says the man was pushing a cart rapidly across the parking lot about 1:30 p.m. Wednesday when store security personnel caught up with him. He was […]