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Sears Holdings Bankruptcy

Also Known As Sears Chapter 11 filing
Bankruptcies and Collapses

Sears Holdings Corporation, formed by the 2005 merger of Kmart and Sears, Roebuck and Co., filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on October 15, 2018, the same day a 134 million dollar debt payment was due, after twenty-four consecutive quarters of declining sales, closing 142 stores immediately with hundreds more to follow. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Event Type
Bankruptcy 1
Event Year
2018 1
Connections

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Finance, Practice Disciplines

The Sears Holdings 2018 bankruptcy filing, after years of declining sales and debt taken on in its 2005 merger with Kmart, is a finance-practice case study in retail debt restructuring.

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Companies Involved

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  • 2018 bankruptcy
    The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on October 15, 2018, in New York, the same day that a $134 million debt payment was due, and will close 142 stores, including 63 Kmart stores and 79 Sears stores.
  • Associated With: Sears Holdings Corporation
  • Associated With: Finance
  • Companies Involved: Sears Holdings Corporation
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