it has stood as a beacon of retail for multiple generations, but now the tyrone sears store is discounting inventory. come late january it will close and be torn down. >> i remember when they built it, so i've lived here on and off for decades and we were all sears employee asked we not show her face. she tells me news of the tyrone sears closing sent coming as a shock -- isn't coming as a shock. >> it's sad, but it's kind of inevitable at this point. we've thought about it a long time. it's going to be interesting to see how it coincides with christmas. >> reporter: sears is closing stores across the country. blue light specials will stop at dozens of k-mart stores closing to stay afloat. a sears spokesman denies this admits we are absolutely focused on restoring sears holdings to profitability. we are an asset rich enterprise with multiple resources at our disposal. customers are disappointed to see this store go. >> is it part of the family -- it is part of the family. my mother is die hard kenmore. >> reporter: man hank kettleman was a repairman. >> maybe six people were in the entire

. >>> in our consumer alert, k- mart and sears may go out of tyrone square sears is closing in january. 126 people will lose their jobs. one current employee told us of the closing not being a shock. >> it's sad but kind of inevitable at this point. we have been thinking about it for a long time. it's interesting to see how it coincides with christmas. >> and certainly face bankruptcy. but as closing time nears, expect to find big discounts. >>> they are creepy and possibly if your bed. coming up, how one nasty pest has made a comeback and what to watch out for, coming up. tropical bedbugs are reemerging across florida. it's confirmed they were found on merritt island. they spread fast and they are attracted to humans. they leave behind swollen, red itchy spots on your skin. the more they munch, the more they reproduce. >> you get a female who gets a blood meal from someone, she can lay thousands of eggs and for weeks and weeks. >> unfortunately they are hard to kill unless they are sprayed directly and repeatedly. local pest control companies say there have been no sightings so far in

k-mart and sears may go out of business within the next two years. here in the bay area, the tyrone square sears store is closing in january. jobs. the current employees say news of the closing wasn't a shock. >> it's sad but it's been coming at this point. you know, we've been thinking about it a long time. so it will be interesting to see how it coincides with christmas. >> sears will almost certainly face bankruptcy since suppliers are holding deliveries for fear they won't get paid. but as expect to find big discounts in time for the holidays. >>> coming up, how one nasty pest has made a comeback and what you should look out for, . >>> after 60 years in hiding, tropical bedbugs are reemerging across florida. they were found in merritt island. they spread fast and leave behind swollen red itchy spots on your skin. the more they munch, the more they reproduce. >> you get a female who gets a blood meal from someone, she can lay thousands of eggs and may not need another blood meal for weeks and weeks and weeks. >> if you thought it couldn't get any better, unfortunately repeatedly.

sears fans should listen up, too. this may be the last holiday season for the two veteran retailers. ratings two years. one thing we know for sure, the tyrone square sears store is closing in january putting an end to a long time institution in st. petersburg and more closings could be on the way. peter bernard is on the night beat for us in st. petersburg. you're at the mall. how many people will lose their