The following video is part of our "Motley Fool Conversations" series, in which Chris Bledsoe and Austin Smith discuss topics across the investing world.

In today's edition, Chris and Austin discuss recent comments by Sears Holdings Chairman Eddie Lampert. During a recent CNBC interview, Lampert said that big-box retailers must adapt or die. Chris and Austin discuss if the big-box-store model is dead.

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