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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Big Lenders Make Push To Liquidate Sears
Big Lenders Make Push To Liquidate Sears
October 11, 2018  |  Retail

Sears Holdings may be liquidated in the wake of a meeting Wednesday with several of the struggling retailer’s biggest lenders that did not result in...

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Sears Halts Supplier Payments As Bankruptcy Looms
Sears Halts Supplier Payments As Bankruptcy Looms
October 11, 2018  |  B2B Payments

With talk of bankruptcy growing louder for Sears, the struggling retailer has reportedly stopped paying suppliers. Reports in Reuters on Thursday (Oct. 11) said three...

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Sears Reportedly Working On Bankruptcy Filing
Sears Reportedly Working On Bankruptcy Filing
October 10, 2018  |  Retail

Facing a large debt payment, Sears Holdings is reportedly working with boutique consulting firm M-III Partners to prepare a bankruptcy filing. Sources familiar with the matter told The...

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Amazon And Sears — One Of Retail’s Odd Couples
Amazon And Sears — One Of Retail’s Odd Couples
September 26, 2018  |  Amazon

What’s old is always new again, and what’s new is often so very old. That’s not just the pseudo-intellectual basis of some booze-fueled, impromptu seminar...

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Sears CEO Wants To Restructure Debt, Sell Assets
Sears CEO Wants To Restructure Debt, Sell Assets
September 25, 2018  |  Retail

In an effort to avoid bankruptcy, Sears CEO Edward Lampert is pitching a rescue plan: He wants the retailer’s board to sell assets and creditors...

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Lease-To-Own Services Make A Comeback With Overstock.com
Lease-To-Own Services Make A Comeback With Overstock.com
September 24, 2018  |  Retail

Lease-to-own services are making a comeback with eCommerce retailers. Overstock.com is bringing a lease-to-own purchase option to its financial service offerings. The option, provided by Progressive Leasing,...

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Sears Sparked By Amazon Effect As Tires Gain Ground
Sears Sparked By Amazon Effect As Tires Gain Ground
August 28, 2018  |  Retail

The problems bedeviling Sears are well-known. Retail is rendered, more and more, through digital means. Sales have been sliding. The company has been shuttering stores....

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Retail Chains Find New Ways To Fight
Retail Chains Find New Ways To Fight
August 27, 2018  |  Retail

It’s a good time to be a retail chain. Yeah, really. The second quarter earnings season has brought a flow of positive financial news from...

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Retail Pulse: Sears To Close 46 Stores; Target Expands Curbside Pickup
Retail Pulse: Sears To Close 46 Stores; Target Expands Curbside Pickup
August 24, 2018  |  Retail

Retailers are cutting back on their brick-and-mortar footprints as consumers opt to shop online and away from malls, and Sears has been hit particularly hard....

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