Sears Grand update Austin Texas

This is not much of an update, but more of an extended look at this Sears Grand location. 

Since our last post, the Pittsburgh Mills Sears Grand has closed bringing the number of known stores on my list down to 7. To see the list check out my first post here.

The map of the store featuring several departments that have been eliminated. 

Here are some views of the store not seen in the first post. Looking across the store from the mattress department.

Near the back corner of the store near the mattresses.

From the back corner of the store looking towards the clothing and electronics departments.

Looking from the clothing to the back corner of the store.

Looking from the electronics section to the front of the store.

Looking from Men's clothing to the far side of the store by the furniture.

The front of the store at the checkouts.

The exercise equipment looking towards the shoes.

Bikes and electronics.

Exercise equipment and shoes.

The entrance to the auto center and auto parts department.

Outdoor furniture, tools, and lawn and garden in this image.

Lawn and garden

A wide view of the shrinking electronics department. As with all Sears and Kmart stores, the electronics department has been downsized. 

An up close view of the electronics monitors. The colors change around the CRT's (compare the two photos).

Sears Grand Austin Tx. Updated list August 2018

This Sears Grand opened in the fall of 2005 as part of Sears push at the time to compete with Walmart Supercenters and Super Target stores. The store featured a full Sears store along with groceries, toys, health, music, movies, garden center, and pet supplies. Now the store has lost most of the extra departments and has furniture and clearance items where those departments were located. 

Current Sears Grand stores still in operation (according to the Sears website) include

Austin TX. (Pictured here)

12625 N. I-35
Closed April 2018

Las Vegas NV.

4355 Grand Canyon Dr.

Gurnee IL. Gurnee Mills Mall

6136 W. Grand Ave.
Closing September 2018

Jordan Landing Ut. (First Sears Grand store)

7453 S. Plaza Center Dr.
Divided in half, no longer a Sears Grand store. Closing November 2018

Cape Girardeau, MO 

330 Siemers Dr.
Store under the May 2018 auction list

Rancho Cucamonga, CA

8250 Day Creek Blvd.

Thornton, CO

16395 Washington St.

Tarentum, PA

289 Pittsburgh Mills Circle
Closed 2015

If there are any more out there, drop me a comment and I will add the store to the list.

This concept could have done well if it had been pursued more aggressively. This concept was opened around the time of the Kmart and Sears merger that has seen nearly every concept outside of Sears and Kmart fade away or get spun off. Sears Grand lives on in name and design, but the extra departments that made the store unique are long gone. Since Super Kmart Centers at the time of the merger were going away, this concept was also abandoned in favor of Sears Essentials stores. For more information about this concept click here. 

A view of the closed off Garden Center.

The directory lists many departments that are no longer in the store. As you can see the setup is similar to many popular Supercenter concepts.

A look from the North entrance to the store towards the checkouts. 

The area to the left of this picture featured the pantry and pet supplies. The signage was changed in this area once the departments were removed. 

This was the area where the Health and Beauty section was at. 

Gamecube games are long gone from the electronics department.

Another section that is no longer here, but all the signs remain. I wonder how many disappointed kids have seen the sign across the store and found out that nothing is left but sporting goods and clearance items. 

Appliances

Tools 

Lawn and Garden

Looking at a row of checkouts. 

A look across the middle of the store .

Two views from the front of the store to the electronics section in the back.