Sears

Hamilton Mall in Mays Landing, NJ, is struggling to compete with online shopping, reflecting a larger trend in the retail industry. Today, the mall finds itself needing a lot of work.

Sears was once the largest retailer in the United States, with over 4,000 stores and 350,000 employees; now there are just 12.

So, we know Sears is closing at the Ocean County Mall and should be out by Spring. CLICK HERE for that story.

A Sears employee tried to calm the woman, but she was never asked to leave.

  More financial troubles this week for Sears. According to Bloomberg News Sears Holding Corp. said there is "substantial doubt" about the company's ability to stay open. In an article this week in chicagobusiness.com "Sears added so-called going-concern language to its latest annual report filing, suggesting that weak earnings have cast a pall on its future as a business". ...

Macy's and Sears announced the closure of more than 200 stores with several locations to be shuttered in New Jersey in the coming months.

With a number of Ocean County stores closing in the past year, people take rumors of more closures seriously when they come up. And one of the Ocean County Mall's anchor stores has been the subject of recent closure rumors.

Shoplifters ransack Sears stores in Monmouth and Ocean Counties and, in both cases, suspects are charged within hours.

Two hefty shoplifting hauls within three days at Sears in Monmouth's Ocean Township lead investigators to three nearby suspects.

Between 100 and 120 Sears and Kmart stores are shutting down after terrible holiday sales during the most crucial time of the year for retailers.