Sears nostalgia hit the internet this week and the hosts are not entirely buying the story being told. A viral post. A real set of numbers. And a question worth asking more carefully.

The post says Sears paid enough to live with dignity and then corporations took it all. The problem: Sears went bankrupt. Twelve thousand Canadians lost their jobs. Eighteen thousand lost their pensions. Record profits do not explain that ending.

The honest accounting points to bad business decisions, a telecom acquisition that made no sense, and a cost of living and policy environment that made none of it sustainable. The nail might not belong where the post put it.

Topics: Sears nostalgia, retail jobs, cost of living, pensions Canada, corporate accountability

Originally aired on2026-05-25