[PAR35]

You have to wonder whether the weakness is on Sear’s side or on BofA’s side.

[Jimmy Valentine]

It's Sears. All of the "big box" stores are in some trouble with falling in-store sales.

Sears needs very much to return to a version of its old catalogue, which was called the "Dream Book", because you could see everything you might ever want without going to the store, and order it by mail.

The internet is the best marketing tool going,but Sears needs to work it harder.

[VOA]

You have to wonder whether the weakness is on Sear’s side or on BofA’s side.

BofA:
1. Turned down Hewlett and Packard when they came to them for a loan
(BofA lost a bucket of money when Hewlett and Packard walked down
the street to a small local bank with more vision than BofA).
2. BofA caters to illegals; visiting some branches here in Mid-Missouri
makes me think I've never left Los Angeles.

All that said, I dont' track Sears so I have no idea of the extent
of their weaknesses, real or perceived.