October 15, 2018
Comments Off on 5 more Md. stores closing after Sears files Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Sears filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday, buckling under its massive debt load and staggering losses.
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May 31, 2018
Comments Off on No Md. stores among 72 to be shut by Sears
(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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January 12, 2018
Comments Off on Sears signs new lease at Westfield Montgomery to remain open
New lease avoids store's closure and a loss of 73 jobs.
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Read More »Sears Holdings Corp. reported a hefty loss in the fourth-quarter on a 14 percent sales drop, as the beleaguered retailer continues to struggle to bring shoppers into its stores.
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Read More »HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — Sears Holdings Corp. said Friday that it will spin off its Lands’ End clothing business as a separate company by distributing stock to the retailer’s shareholders. It’s the latest move by the struggling retailer to turn ...
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October 10, 2012
Comments Off on Bain Capital to acquire Apex Tool Group
The owners of Sparks-based Apex Tool Group, a hand and power tools manufacturer that makes tools for Sears, among others, will sell the company to Bain Capital Partners, a Boston-based global private investment firm. Bain has agreed to pay approximately ...
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Read More »WAYNE, N.J. — Toys R Us is making it easier for shoppers to use its layaway program ahead of the crucial holiday season, waiving its service fee and minimum purchase requirement beginning Tuesday. As brick-and-mortar stores face increasingly tough competition ...
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Read More »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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Read More »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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Read More »HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — Sears executives tried Wednesday to ease concerns about the troubled retailer’s long-term outlook amid ever-sinking sales, emphasizing the company’s financial strength, increased liquidity and prospects to boost operational results. Chairman Edward Lampert told shareholders at Sears ...
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