BETHANY, OK --(Marketwired - December 02, 2015) - The Sears Hometown Store in Bethany, Okla. will be celebrating its grand opening December 3-6 at 8014 NW 39th Expressway.
Locally owned and operated, the new store was built to truly embrace Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores, Inc. (
"The new Sears Hometown Store fills a gap in the Bethany community, providing customers with the best appliance brands at the lowest possible prices," said Beau Brennan, district manager of the Sears Hometown Stores in Oklahoma. "Through our updated sales and customer service strategy, we're simplifying the often overwhelming process of appliance shopping by providing our sales associates with tablets to help consumers compare and contrast appliances and find the best products to suit their needs."
In the new store design, appliances occupy more than half of the sales floor and include more brands with an improved presentation. The store also focuses its appliances on innovative and value-added products from Whirlpool®, Maytag®, KitchenAid®, Samsung® and Kenmore®.
The new floor plan also includes the ability to showcase complete kitchen packages through the addition of three kitchen vignettes. This allows stores to display an entire four-piece kitchen from multiple brands in a small amount of floor space, making it easier for customers to choose products. Another new feature that simplifies the buying process is a designated laundry innovation area, showcasing multiple brands and innovations that lets customers easily explore the differences between the various product lines.
Customers in Bethany also benefit from a new touch-screen kiosk where they can work with a salesperson or browse on their own to explore product options or make purchases. In addition, the Sears Hometown Store in Bethany is providing industry leading comprehensive training to store associates, including brand specific selling certification. These brand certified sales associates incorporate tablets when helping customers to ensure they find the best product for their needs at the best possible price. With the tablet, associates and customers can review product features and benefits as well as various models from the entire online database of Sears products -- all while browsing models around the sales floor. Among major retailers, Sears Hometown Store in Bethany is leading the way for the integration of tablets into the sales process.
The Bethany location is part of a system-wide refresh of all Sears Hometown Store locations. The Company began updating units earlier this year and now has nearly 180 "America's Appliance Experts" locations across the United States. To learn more about Sears Hometown Stores, visit www.searshometownstores.com .
About Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores, Inc.
Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores, Inc . (
In addition to merchandise, Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores, Inc . provides consumers with access to a full suite of services, including home delivery, installation and extended service contracts.
Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores, Inc . operates through two segments -- the Sears Hometown and Hardware segment and the Sears Outlet segment. The Sears Hometown and Hardware segment's stores are designed to provide customers with in-store and online access to a wide selection of national brands of home appliances, lawn and garden equipment, tools, sporting goods and household goods, depending on the particular store. The Sears Outlet stores are designed to provide customers with in-store and online access to purchase new, one-of-a-kind, out-of-carton, discontinued, reconditioned, overstocked and scratched and dented products across a broad assortment of merchandise categories, including home appliances, apparel, mattresses, sporting goods, tools and lawn and garden equipment at prices that are significantly lower than list prices.
For more information contact: Jayne Levy (847) 945-1300 jlevy@fishmanpr.com www.shos.com
