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Sears Holdings Corporation

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Sears Holdings Corporation was an American retail holding company formed on March 24, 2005 through the merger of Kmart and Sears, Roebuck and Co., which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in October 2018 after twenty-four consecutive quarters of declining sales. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Company Type
Retail holding company 1
Founded Year
2005 1
Headquarters
Hoffman Estates, Illinois, U.S. 1
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Sears built its catalog and department store business by carrying a broad, unrelated assortment of merchandise under one roof, the standard example of the general line of merchandise model.

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    Sears Holdings Corporation was an American holding company headquartered in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.
  • Associated With: Sears Holdings Bankruptcy
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Why did Sears Holdings Corporation file for bankruptcy?

Sears Holdings Corporation was formed on March 24, 2005 through the merger of Kmart and Sears, Roebuck and Co. The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in October 2018 after twenty four consecutive quarters of declining sales.
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