I went to my Hometown store today, even though they have the president's sale going on right now it seems to really be just appliances on sale I think...
Didn't really notice anything different / new in the tool section. Looks like they stocked him back up with some more C3 stuff and the usual stationary power tools (sander, drill press, saws, etc..) Also lots of Lawn & Garden stuff but I really didn't look at any of that.
Funny thing I was on the Sears website and I guess it had a glitch because when I was filtering by local store it somehow chose the big Sears @ the mall that closed last month.. lol.. Still had inventory of some items... haha!
FWIW, an increasing amount of stores will be failing to keep up with putting out their sale-pricing tags due to cutbacks on staffing. So if there's something in particular you're interested in in-store, it's best to take it to a price scanner to find out its current in-store price.
^^^ This is very true. My hometown store (and when I lived in Houston the Sears Hardware store) never really updated price tags because Sears was CONSTANTLY changing prices. Just easiest to take to a scanner if they have one or ask person @ desk to scan it.
Also worth cross-checking website to see if Sears / SearsHomeTown is cheaper.