Many large companies are hated, it could be for any number of reasons. Poor customer service is just one of the reasons that a company may rank low, while it is only one reason, it is a big one.

Now on to discussing the most hated companies, Facebook is surprisingly on the list. Though maybe it should not be a surprise, they do have very low scores on customer satisfaction.

However, even with such poor scores, they still have a very high number of users. American Airlines and AT&T are also on the list of hated companies.

Again it seems that these companies do not customer satisfaction into account. Perhaps being on this list will be a wake up call to companies and force some changes to bring about better customer care.

Facebook Considered One Of The Most Hated Companies

The chain includes 2,200 full time stores from which the closures will come. The company cited poor sales in consumer electronics and apparel, as well as a poor economic climate as reasons for its subpar performance and resulting store closures.

As a result of this annoucement, stock shares fell as much as 26% on Tuesday to $34.11, its lowest point since March 2009 and bringing stock prices for the company down a total of 50% in the last 12 months. Shares of Whirlpool Corp. (WHR), maker of Sears’ Kenmore brand, fell 8.5% to $46.86.

Sears has yet to determine which stores will close, and refrained from mentioning how many, if any, jobs will be cut.

Sears Canada says it doesn’t plan on closing any stores north of the border.

A Sears Canada spokesperson confirmed with CHCH News that Canadian stores will not be affected.

Sears, Kmart Closing Stores, Canadian Locations Not On List

For example, a Toshiba laptop with sufficient memory was offered for under $200. This was definitely far below cost.

The store covered itself with ads of limited quantity. There were no more than 10 per store. It is obvious a deal this good was just constructed to get customers into the stores.

It was also offered online with none available. Otherwise, there was not a sufficient difference between this year and last year involving price points, aside from the prevalence of free shipping.

In the case of Walmart there was even free shipping on returns.

The Best Deals Were not in Sufficient Quantity

Both U.S.-based retailing giant Wal-Mart and Sears Canada have unveiled lower prices, particularly on bigger ticket items like LCD televisions, Blu-Ray players, pots and pans and other cooking products.

The country’s biggest retailers have come up with plans to slash prices on more items to lure penny-pinching shoppers.

Here in Canada discount giant Wal-Mart said Thursday it will cut the prices of more than 18,000 items this month, which it says amounts to 20 per cent more cuts than at the same time last year.

On the list of discounts are a Samsung home theatre DVD and sound system for $296, about $100 off the previous price, and a Rachel Ray stainless steel cookware set for $169.97, about $60 lower.

“We know this has been a tough year for Canadians, so we have made every effort to drop our prices and help Canadians make their dollars go farther this holiday season,” said David Cheesewright, the president and CEO of Canadian operations for the world’s biggest retailer.

Sears Canada has launched a “Boxing Day prices” campaign that reduces price tags on several items for three days this weekend, while some stores will stay open for extended hours. The promotion lengthens a single-day sale that ran at the same time last year.

Sears said a Samsung 40-inch LCD TV will sell for $799.88, while it will offer a Craftsman Electric Snowblower for $299.99, taking $200 off the regular price.

For Americans, the start of the Christmas shopping comes with the incredible deals on black Friday.

Retails like Wal-Mart, Best Buy and Amazon all have incredible black friday doorbuster deals.

Do you plan on taking advantage of the incredible deals this weekend?

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