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Sears crumbles as buybacks go up

Jun 16, 2016
It's a story of a century-old business imploding.
"The company told me they truly believe they are positioning the department store for a resurgence," says reporter Hayley Peterson.
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Looking for signs of life at Sears

Feb 26, 2015
The ailing parent company of Sears and Kmart reports its fourth quarter earnings.

Want the best price online? Good luck with that.

Oct 27, 2014
It's tough to detect or beat systems that show you "personalized" prices for products

Sears, Roebuck: The 19th Century's Amazon

Jan 22, 2014
Sears is closing its store in downtown Chicago. We take this occasion to consider what Sears was to consumers in the late 1800s: Amazon.

Standard & Poor's 500 drops Sears

Aug 30, 2012
The prestigious corporate club says the big retailer's stock, which has been listed on the S&P since the 1950s, is no longer representative of the index.

Sears, Kmart to close stores after disappointing sales

Dec 27, 2011
Following dismal holiday sales in a year that was strong for other retailers, Sears and Kmart will shut down over 100 stores.

Sears to close dozens of stores in U.S.

Dec 27, 2011
A good holiday shopping season for most retailers wasn't enough to help ailing Sears, which will close around 100 stores in the coming months.

For public good, not for profit.

Sears, Kmart to close stores after dismal holiday

Dec 27, 2011
Sears and Kmart plan to eliminate as many as 120 stores. Analysts wonder if their hedge fund owner really understands the retail biz.

Sears is not offering a bargain on the iPad 2

Jul 18, 2011
Sears, official large store of your dad, has some egg on its face today after an advertising screw up on its website promised iPad 2s for $69....

Sears and KMart team up to sell downloaded movies

Dec 28, 2010
iTunes has a new competitor for movie downloads: Sears. Seriously. Sears has teamed up with Kmart to launch a new service called Alphaline. You can...