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The Census Bureau ranked Arizona fourth for population growth last year, with nearly 123,000 new residents. When it comes to home appliances, 'People want to feel and touch the product, see it and push the buttons,' he said.Įdquist described the metro-Phoenix market for appliance retailers as healthy, featuring a mix of new-home construction and remodeling work, with plenty of incoming residents. He said they don't face as much competition from and other online retailers.

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View Gallery: Sears, once America's most famous retailer, continues to fail Solid business backdropĮdquist said his stores mainly compete against Home Depot, Lowe's, Spencers TV & Appliance and other chains. The stores are profitable and revenue has steadily increased, he added, without citing numbers. The Tempe store once even got a shipment of snowblowers that were totally out of their element in sunny Arizona they were later shipped to another company.įor products such as appliances and tools, Sears' reputation remains strong and business is good, Edquist said. MORE: The Sears of today and yesterday aren't all that different The mix includes items from dented refrigerators to pool tables, lawnmowers and fitness equipment - some of it returned, discontinued or with superficial damage. The Outlet Centers 'sell a little bit of everything,' said Cesar Moran, Edquist's general manager for sales and operations. The Home Appliance Showrooms sell washing machines, dryers, refrigerators, microwaves, stoves, vacuum cleaners and other Sears and Kenmore appliances, as well as other brands such as General Electric, Admiral, Whirlpool, Frigidaire, Maytag, Samsung and LG. Watch Video: Sears gets another reprieve from liquidation Heavy on appliances Among the few department stores still open are Sears stores in Glendale and Prescott, and a Kmart in Lake Havasu City. Sears Holdings, which also owns Kmart, has closed or is in the process of closing nearly all of its Arizona locations. They, too, aren't affected by the bankruptcy proceedings of Sears Holdings. The nine Sears Hometown Stores elsewhere around the state are owned by the company itself and other franchisees. His group employs about 140 people in Arizona.

The four Outlet Stores are in Gilbert, Glendale, Phoenix and Tempe. RELATED: This Sears is ground zero of the bankruptcyĮdquist's five Home Appliance Showrooms are located in Chandler, Goodyear, Scottsdale, Surprise and Tucson. Sears Hometown & Outlet generated about $1.3 billion in revenue over the past four quarters from more than 800 company- and franchisee-owned locations. Its locations are smaller than a typical department store. Sears Hometown & Outlet Stores is a national retailer that mainly sells home appliances, tools, other hardware and lawn and garden equipment. Edquist and his business partners are franchisees of another company, Sears Hometown & Outlet Stores, which was spun off from Sears Holdings Corp., the department-store chain.