(THIS STORY HAS BEEN UPDATED) No Maryland stores are listed among the 72 to be closed by Sears, the latest move by the beleaguered retailer struggling to right itself. The retailer said that it has identified about 100 Sears and ...

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Kmart Corp. will pay more than $102,000 to settle claims it denied employment to a Hyattsville job applicant who could not submit to a urine sample for the company’s pre-employment drug screening due to his diseased kidneys. The U.S. Equal ...

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The Kmart on Wabash Avenue in Baltimore is closing in December, affecting 107 employees.

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NEW YORK — Sears is moving forward with plans to spin off its Hometown and Outlet stores as well as some hardware stores into a separate publicly traded company. The news sent the company’s stock up $2.16, or 4.2 percent, ...

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HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — Sears Holdings Corp. returned to a first-quarter profit, benefiting from a gain on the sale of some stores. The Hoffman Estates, Ill., company, which runs Sears, Kmart and Lands’ End, also said Thursday that it plans ...

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NEW YORK — Sears Holdings Corp. is looking toward its substantial real estate portfolio to offset its weak financial performance. The operator of Kmart, Sears and Land’s End said Thursday it will spin off some stores and sell others as ...

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FREDERICK — Three people in Frederick have been accused of using counterfeit case to buy goods at local stores. The Frederick News-Post reports that the trio was using counterfeit bills to purchase items at Walmart and Kmart stores, then returning ...

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After a disastrous holiday shopping season, the parent company of Sears and Kmart will close at least 100 stores to raise cash — a move that sparked speculation about whether the 125-year-old retailer can avoid a death spiral fed by ...

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NEW YORK — Macy’s Inc. says it will open all of its namesake stores at midnight following Thanksgiving for the first time, becoming the latest retailer to extend hours on the traditional kickoff to the holiday season. The opening is ...

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NEW YORK — As the run-up to holiday shopping intensifies, Target Corp. is saying its stores will open at midnight on Thanksgiving Day for the first time this year. That’s four hours earlier than last year. The stores will stay ...

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