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Embattled US department-store icon Sears is about to open three new-format stores. Rescued from bankruptcy by its former chairman Eddie Lampert last month, the company closed a further 300-odd stores – those on top of the 1700 it has shuttered since April…
Sears Holdings chair Edward Lampert’s US$5.2 billion bid to save 425 Sears and Kmart stores and roughly 45,000 jobs from liquidation was approved by a US bankruptcy court judge last week. Lampert’s bid, which he made through his hedge fund ESL Investments…
Bankrupt US retailer Sears has been saved from liquidation following a successful, last-minute US$5.2 billion bid by chairman Eddie Lampert, subject to court approval. The acquisition includes substantially all of the company’s assets as an on-going concern…
Embattled US department store Sears has been granted yet another lifeline, with a bankruptcy auction now scheduled for January 14. That will give billionaire hedge fund operator Edward Lampert, Sears biggest shareholder and former CEO, one final opportunity…
Sears chairman Eddie Lampert’s last minute plans to save the bankrupt retail chain are set to be terminated on Friday afternoon, New York time, should they be determined to not be a “qualifying bid”. The first plan, a US$4.4 billion offer to purchase Sears,…
Bankrupt US retailer Sears has informed 80 further stores of impending closure, in addition to the 40 store closures already announced. The second batch of closures is expected to be finalised by late March 2019, with liquidation sales expected to begin in…
Bankrupt U.S. retailer Sears has been hit with a charge of approximately US$443 million due to store closures. The charges relate to markdowns, severance costs and lease termination costs related to the business’ Chapter 11 bankruptcy, filed due to its…
Sears, a U.S. retail titan that has filed for bankruptcy, owes a Vietnamese textile company upwards of $4 million. Sears Holdings filed for bankruptcy on October 15 after failing to make a $134 million debt payment tranche. Its subsidiaries, Sears, Roebuck…
Failing US president Donald Trump is facing widespread backlash from US retailers and brands over his intention to trigger a trade war with China and other nations. Just days after announcing tariffs on steel imports against the advice of officials, lawmakers…
Struggling US department store chain Sears will close another 103 stores, as the retailer looks to “right size” the business. Part of its strategic assessment of productivity throughout its store portfolio, Sears said 64 Kmart stores and 39 Sears stores will…
Dire, dismal, terrible, horrendous, grim, appalling – over the past few years we’ve used up our stock of adjectives to describe Sears results. As the descriptors run dry, so the bad numbers keep on coming. This quarter is no exception. It is particularly…
