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Sears Is Fading, But Memories Of Its Mail-Order Homes Endure

2:03pm October 20, 2018

by Ayesha Abid

In the early 1900s, Sears sold thousands of homes around the U.S. through its mail-order catalogs. Many of those houses are still around, and their owners are saddened by the retailer's bankruptcy.

Sears Holdings Corp., which operates Sears and Kmart, said Thursday that it is closing 72 more of its stores. Here, shoppers look for deals at the last remaining Sears store in Chicago before it closes this summer.

Sears Will Close 72 More Stores, After Quarterly Sales Drop Nearly 12 Percent

1:34pm May 31, 2018

by Bill Chappell

Sears Holdings Corp., which controls both Sears and Kmart, says it has "identified approximately 100 non-profitable stores." The company has not yet announced which ones will close.

Carla and Jeremy Lang push their twin 18-month-old sons in a stroller while looking at ovens and stoves at a Sears northwest of Chicago.

Its Survival In Doubt, Sears Struggles To Transform Once Again

11:39am April 18, 2017

by Cheryl Corley

More than a century ago, Sears was the Amazon of its time — a dominant name in retail. Sears has been in a long and painful decline, but executives say they have a plan to turn the company around.

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Sears, once the monolith of American retail, says that there is "substantial doubt" that it will be able to keep its doors open. Company shares tumbled more than 12 percent Wednesday. Above, the department store's location in Brooklyn's Flatbush neighborh

Can Sears Survive? Maybe Not, Company Admits In Financial Filings

5:40pm March 22, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

Shares of the company's stock tumbled 12 percent today after the company acknowledged Tuesday that its future viability is not a sure thing. The company lost $2 billion last year.