Sears facts for kids
Subsidiary | |
Industry | Retail |
Fate | Chapter 11 Bankruptcy |
Founded | 1886 1892 (first incorporation) 1906 (second incorporation) Chicago, Illinois |
(legacy)
Founders | |
Headquarters |
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United States
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Number of locations
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506 (Q2 2018) |
Area served
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Products |
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Revenue | US$ 13.8 billion (2016) |
Operating income
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US$ -1.448 billion (2016) |
Parent | Sears Holdings (2005–present) |
Subsidiaries | See below |
Sears, Roebuck and Company, usually called Sears, is a department store chain with about 600 stores in the United States. The first store opened in 1906. It was the biggest retailer in the country until Walmart had more sales in October 1989.
Sears had to close all 140 of its stores in Canada in 2017. Its 75 stores in Mexico have been operated by Grupo Carso since 1997.
Sears filed for bankruptcy on October 15, 2018.
Images for kids
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The exterior of the former Sears Merchandise Building Tower, now the John D. and Alexandra C. Nichols Tower
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Store in Raleigh, North Carolina (circa 1952)
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The former Sears Tower, now the Willis Tower in Chicago
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A closed Sears store at Stones River Town Centre, in Murfreesboro, Tennessee in April 2019, with signage still intact. The store closed on February 11, 2019.
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Sears building in the Edificio La Nacional building in Mexico City, across from the Palacio de Bellas Artes
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Mall entrance to the Sears store at Plaza del Norte in Hatillo, Puerto Rico, as shown in 2011. This store closed in April 2021.
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Sears Auto Center at Steeplegate Mall in Concord, New Hampshire, as shown in 2017. The Auto Center and the main Sears store at this location closed in February 2020.
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Exterior of the Sears at the Westfield Hawthorn in Vernon Hills, Illinois, as shown in 2006. This location closed in August 2018. This location was demolished in 2021.
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Mall entrance to the former Sears at Paramus Park in Paramus, New Jersey, as shown in 2009. This location closed in 2018.
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Sears, Roebuck and Company Warehouse and Service Center in Houston, Texas, as shown in August 2020. On the National Register of Historic Places
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2013 photo of the mall entrance to the Sears Grand at Pittsburgh Mills in Tarentum, Pennsylvania. This Sears closed in January 2015.
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Exterior of the Sears Parts & Repair Store in Brooklyn, Ohio, as shown in 2012.
See also
In Spanish: Sears para niños