We have what I call a “zombie” K-mart in our town.
You go in, the lights are on, the heat/ac works, but nobody in there.
Amazingly this has gone on over a decade.
We have a Sears like that.
When you walk through departments other than tools/hardware, there's very little stock. The racks are spread widely apart, to keep the space from looking empty. But, it doesn't work.
K Mart is owned by the same guy who owns Sears, or what’s left of it.
Ours finally, mercifully, turned into an arts and crafts store.
Curious as to why it was so desolate, I walked into it a few months before it was shuttered. From the lighting, decoration and layout of the store, it was like I took a time machine back to 1979. Surprised I didn't see ashtrays in the aisles but from the looks of the yellowed ceiling tiles, they hadn't been changed since smoking was permitted.
It was depressing. Dirty, overpriced, no arrangement. Bored employees socializing with one another as there were no customers to assist.