Defunct Department
| Relationship | Randy is the narrator and former shopper reflecting on the loss of those stores in his town. |
|---|---|
| Sentiment | Negative |
| Assessment | Randy treats the closures as a loss for Morristown and says he is sorry the businesses went out of business. |
Defunct Department is a Randy commentary video about department stores and related retail closures in Morristown, Tennessee. Randy speaks as a local shopper looking back on the stores that disappeared, says Morristown used to be a better place to shop, and ends by saying he is sorry the businesses went out of business.
Stores Named In The Video
Randy names Big K, a store rendered in the transcript as 'hireds,' Roses, Sears, and Kmart. He says the pharmacy attached to 'hireds' stayed open after the fall 1986 closure, says Roses closed sometime in the early 2000s, says Sears was lost around 2013, and treats Kmart as the final loss.
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Source note: The transcript is mostly direct, but one store name appears as 'hireds,' one closure year for Roses is left uncertain, and the Big K/Walmart remark appears unreliable.
References
- Randy Johnson, Defunct Department Stores (randy commentary), archived transcript.