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In Store: Lands’ End, Sears/Kmart a matter of fit?

While everyone – from people on the street to analysts in Timbuktu – ponders the fate of Lands’ End as its parent Sears prepares to join with Kmart next month, one question remains. With an expanded market for their goods in Sears stores, why aren’t people buying from stores or directly from the Dodgeville-based division?

Quoted: UW-Madison consumer science professor Cynthia Jasper