Business Winding Down at one long-time Crossville Retailer; Changes for Customers of Others.

With a targeted closing date just over 2 months away, the Crossville Kmart Store continues its ongoing clearance sale.

Crossville Kmart Store

  
With the increase in online sales and less foot traffic at retail stores the Kmart/Sears stores company continue closing, hoping to find profitability in the mix somewhere. 

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Kmart Pharmacy customers have had their prescriptions transferred across the street to the Kroger Pharmacy creating some lines for customers there.

Crossville Kmart Store

The Crossville Walmart is in the process of greatly increasing the self-service checkout lines and will be testing out the new program where a customer can take a scanner around with them to scan items as they go into the shopping cart and then pay without a checker.  There is an app for smartphones and the story will also have scanners a customer can pick up when entering the store.

Photo courtesy Walmart

Walmart's system is designed to allow customers to pay directly from their phones with a Walmart account and they can even weigh their produce when they pick it out with special scales that link to the Scan and Go system. 

Photo courtesy of Walmart

Three years ago Walmart attempted to roll out such a system but it did not catch on.  They are hoping the newer system brings customers around. 

Some of these changes have raised concerns about reducing local employment and privacy concerns as retailers learn more and more about shoppers habits and purchases.

It's already starting... 127 Yard Sale's 30th event officially runs August 3-6th

The world famous 127 Yard Sale is coming up soon though early dealers are already setting up in some locations.  Local Residents either love the bargains or hate the traffic after the 30 years years the sale has been held.

Link to map of 127 Yard Sale route.

Many local businesses along the route rent space to sellers from 

other locations during the sale.

The yard sale covers 690 miles from Addison Michigan to Gadsen Alabama and started 30 years ago in 1987 based out of Jamestown in Fentress County Tennessee. 

When searching for Bargains visit

PARK PLACE MOTORS!

Right on Highway 127 at I-40

in Crossville.

Traffic will be heavy along the route and drivers are encouraged to give themselves extra time to travel along 127 during the sale.  Traffic gets congested and with people parking along the shoulder even though that is not legal, it can make it very difficult emergency vehicles trying to respond.

Above and below are

some early vendors set up at East Ln near 

Homestead.