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Sears

Sears, Roebuck and Company, colloquially known as Sears, is a chain of department stores founded by Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck in 1893, reincorporated by Richard Sears and new partner Julius Rosenwald in 1906.

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Reports Of Kmart’s Doom Have Been Exaggerated, Says Sears CEO
Reports Of Kmart’s Doom Have Been Exaggerated, Says Sears CEO
October 05, 2016  |  Retail

Facing a falling stock price, a diminishing consumer base and an ever-growing number of analysts predicting full company failure by the end of 2017 — it...

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Stanley Black & Decker Wants To Buy Craftsman Line From Sears
Stanley Black & Decker Wants To Buy Craftsman Line From Sears
October 05, 2016  |  Retail

Sears may sell its Craftsman line of tools to tool giant Stanley Black & Decker, according to a Bloomberg report. Sears announced in May that it...

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Sears Offers Some Uber Rewards
Sears Offers Some Uber Rewards
September 28, 2016  |  Retail

Sears has announced an interesting — and unexpected — new partnership with Uber. In an effort to bolster its rewards program, the department store chain...

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Sears Is Selling Paint Again
Sears Is Selling Paint Again
August 31, 2016  |  Retail

In an effort to get back into the home improvement market, Sears announced on Tuesday (Aug. 30) that it is bringing back paint sales to...

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Sears’ Brutal Q2 Results
Sears’ Brutal Q2 Results
August 26, 2016  |  Retail

Some firms got the retail rally memo – some didn’t. Sears didn’t. The numbers were all pointing the wrong direction for Sears in Q2 —...

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Amazon’s Reach Has Fund Managers Searching For Amazon-Safe Investments
Amazon’s Reach Has Fund Managers Searching For Amazon-Safe Investments
July 13, 2016  |  Amazon Commerce

Amazon.com may have started out as a purveyor of books but its massive expansion into everything retail is leaving some U.S.-based fund managers scrambling to...

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The New Future Of The Mall’s Anchor Store
The New Future Of The Mall’s Anchor Store
July 12, 2016  |  Retail

Gone are the days when a Macy’s, JCPenney or Sears “anchored” a mall and served as the primary reason so many people wanted to go...

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Yet Another New Problem For Sears
Yet Another New Problem For Sears
May 27, 2016  |  Retail

Sears is looking into alternate options for improving on its falling sales after losing $471 million in its first quarter of this year. The loss indicates...

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