Sears (at time of closing)

GPTKB entity

Statements (91)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:company
gptkbp:CEO gptkb:Eddie_Lampert
gptkbp:filedForBankruptcy 2018
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Richard_Warren_Sears
gptkb:Alvah_Curtis_Roebuck
gptkbp:foundedYear 1892
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Sears,_Roebuck_and_Co.
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Hoffman_Estates,_Illinois,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sears (at time of closing)
gptkbp:industry Retail
gptkbp:notableBrand gptkb:Sears_Marketplace
gptkb:Sears_PartsDirect
gptkb:Sears_Auto_Center
gptkb:Sears_Layaway
gptkb:Sears.com
gptkb:Sears_Home_Appliance_Showroom
gptkb:Sears_Home_Improvement
gptkb:Kenmore
gptkb:Craftsman
gptkb:Sears_Hometown_and_Outlet_Stores
gptkb:DieHard
gptkb:Sears_Appliance_&_Hardware
gptkb:Sears_Essentials
gptkb:Sears_Grand
gptkb:Sears_Home_Services
gptkb:Sears_Mexico
gptkb:Sears_Optical
gptkb:Sears_Outlet
gptkb:Sears_Portrait_Studio
gptkb:Sears_Travel
gptkb:Sears_Protection_Agreement
gptkb:Sears_Financial_Services
gptkb:Sears_Hometown_Store
Sears Canada (defunct)
Sears American Express Card
Sears Card
Sears Club Rewards
Sears Gold MasterCard
gptkbp:notableEvent Sold Craftsman brand to Stanley Black & Decker in 2017
Once the largest retailer in the United States
Catalog business discontinued in 1993
Closed hundreds of stores between 2010 and 2020
Filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in October 2018
Sears was a Dow Jones Industrial Average component from 1924 to 1999
Merged with Kmart in 2005
Sears Auto Centers closed or sold off
Sears Holdings delisted from NASDAQ in 2018
Sears Home Services continued after store closures
Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores spun off in 2012
Sears sold homes through mail-order kits
Sears was a Fortune 500 company for decades
Sears was a major appliance retailer
Sears was a major automotive service provider
Sears was a major clothing retailer
Sears was a major credit card issuer
Sears was a major electronics retailer
Sears was a major financial services provider
Sears was a major furniture retailer
Sears was a major garden supply retailer
Sears was a major home goods retailer
Sears was a major insurance provider
Sears was a major jewelry retailer
Sears was a major layaway provider
Sears was a major optical retailer
Sears was a major pharmacy retailer
Sears was a major photo studio operator
Sears was a major real estate owner
Sears was a major sporting goods retailer
Sears was a major tool retailer
Sears was a major toy retailer
Sears was a major travel agency operator
Sears was a major warranty provider
Sears was a pioneer in department store retailing
Sears was known for its mail-order catalog
Sears.com continued to operate online
Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) was company headquarters until 1995
Sears credit card business sold to Citigroup in 2003
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees less than 10,000
gptkbp:numberOfLocations less than 20
gptkbp:parentCompany gptkb:Transformco
gptkb:Sears_Holdings
gptkbp:product gptkb:jewelry
Tools
Apparel
Home appliances
Housewares
Automotive parts and services
gptkbp:stockExchange OTC Pink (formerly NASDAQ)
gptkbp:stockSymbol SHLDQ (formerly SHLD)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Palm_Beach_Mall
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7