Statements (96)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:company
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| gptkbp:acquiredBy |
gptkb:Kmart_(as_part_of_Sears_Holdings)
Kmart (as part of Sears Holdings merger) |
| gptkbp:defunct |
no (brand continues, but many stores closed)
|
| gptkbp:filedForBankruptcy |
2018
|
| gptkbp:foundedBy |
gptkb:Richard_Warren_Sears
gptkb:Alvah_Curtis_Roebuck |
| gptkbp:foundedIn |
gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois,_United_States
|
| gptkbp:foundedYear |
1892
|
| gptkbp:headquartersLocation |
gptkb:Hoffman_Estates,_Illinois,_United_States
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Sears, Roebuck & Co.
|
| gptkbp:industry |
gptkb:shopping_mall
retail |
| gptkbp:mergedInto |
gptkb:Kmart
|
| gptkbp:notable_executive |
gptkb:William_C._Crowley
gptkb:Julius_Rosenwald gptkb:Robert_E._Wood gptkb:Alan_J._Lacy gptkb:Arthur_C._Martinez gptkb:Edward_Lampert gptkb:Louis_J._D'Ambrosio Charles A. Allstate |
| gptkbp:notableBuilding |
Sears Tower (now Willis Tower)
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
Sears Catalog discontinued in 1993
Sears Tower was world's tallest building 1973-1998 Sears once owned the National Tire and Battery chain Sears Canada sold in 2014 Sears Holdings filed for bankruptcy in 2018 Sears Holdings formed in 2005 Sears Mexico sold in 1997 Sears Tower completed in 1973 Sears Tower renamed Willis Tower in 2009 Sears once operated Big Book catalogs Sears once operated Sears Auto Centers Sears once operated Sears Carpet & Upholstery Care Sears once operated Sears Dental Centers Sears once operated Sears Essentials stores Sears once operated Sears Fine Jewelry Sears once operated Sears Floor Covering Centers Sears once operated Sears Furniture stores Sears once operated Sears Garden Centers Sears once operated Sears Grand stores Sears once operated Sears Hardware stores Sears once operated Sears Hearing Aid Centers Sears once operated Sears Home Services Sears once operated Sears Hometown stores Sears once operated Sears Optical Sears once operated Sears Outlet stores Sears once operated Sears Paint & Wallpaper stores Sears once operated Sears PartsDirect Sears once operated Sears Portrait Studios Sears once operated Sears Tire & Battery stores Sears once operated Sears Travel Sears once operated Sears Watch Repair Sears once operated Wish Book catalogs Sears once owned the Craftsman tool brand Sears once owned the DieHard battery brand Sears once owned the Homart Development Company Sears once owned the Kenmore appliance brand Sears once owned the Orchard Supply Hardware chain Sears once owned the Prodigy online service Sears once owned the Western Auto chain Sears once sold homes through mail-order catalogs Sears opened its first retail store in 1925 Sears sold Lands' End in 2014 Sears spun off Allstate in 1993 Sears spun off Coldwell Banker in 1993 Sears spun off Dean Witter in 1993 Sears spun off Discover Card in 1993 Sears was a pioneer in mail-order retailing Sears was added to the Dow Jones Industrial Average in 1924 Sears once operated Sears Home Improvement Products Sears was removed from the Dow Jones Industrial Average in 1999 Sears once operated a radio station, WLS (World's Largest Store) Sears sold Craftsman brand to Stanley Black & Decker in 2017 Sears once operated Sears Appliance & Hardware stores Sears sold DieHard brand to Advance Auto Parts in 2019 Sears was once the largest retailer in the United States |
| gptkbp:notableProduct |
gptkb:Kenmore
gptkb:Craftsman gptkb:DieHard gptkb:Sears_Catalog |
| gptkbp:numberOfEmployees |
~68,000 (2018, prior to bankruptcy)
|
| gptkbp:parentCompany |
gptkb:Sears_Holdings
gptkb:Transform_Holdco |
| gptkbp:stockSymbol |
gptkb:SHLD_(former)
|
| gptkbp:subsidiary |
Allstate (formerly)
Coldwell Banker (formerly) Dean Witter Reynolds (formerly) Discover Card (formerly) Sears Canada (formerly) Sears Mexico (formerly) |
| gptkbp:website |
https://www.sears.com/
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Lehman_Brothers
gptkb:Willis_Tower |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
|