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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Department store chain
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gptkbp:countryOfOperation
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gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Canada_(former)
gptkb:Mexico_(former)
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gptkbp:foundedBy
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gptkb:Richard_Warren_Sears
gptkb:Alvah_Curtis_Roebuck
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gptkbp:foundedYear
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1892
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gptkbp:headquartersLocation
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gptkb:Hoffman_Estates,_Illinois,_United_States
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Sears department stores
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gptkbp:industry
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Retail
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gptkbp:notable_executive
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gptkb:Alan_Lacy
gptkb:Arthur_Martinez
gptkb:William_C._Crowley
gptkb:Julius_Rosenwald
gptkb:Robert_E._Wood
gptkb:Alan_J._Lacy
gptkb:Edward_Lampert
gptkb:Louis_J._D'Ambrosio
gptkb:Donald_R._Katz
gptkb:James_A._Rice
gptkb:Lampert,_Edward_S.
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gptkbp:notableAcquisition
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gptkb:Kmart_(merger_in_2005)
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gptkbp:notableBuilding
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Sears Tower (now Willis Tower)
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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Sold Craftsman brand to Stanley Black & Decker in 2017
Merged with Kmart to form Sears Holdings in 2005
Once largest retailer in the United States
Sears Catalog discontinued in 1993
Sold DieHard brand to Advance Auto Parts in 2019
Closed many stores post-2018
Filed for bankruptcy in 2018
Launched first mail-order catalog in 1896
Lost retail dominance to Walmart and others
Opened first retail store in 1925
Sears Auto Centers mostly closed by 2020
Sears Holdings acquired by Transformco in 2019
Sears Home Services continues to operate
Sears Optical closed in 2019
Sears Portrait Studio closed in 2013
Sears Roebuck and Co. was original name
Sold Kenmore brand rights (partial) in 2018
Sold Sears Tower in 1994
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gptkbp:notableProduct
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gptkb:Sears_Auto_Center
gptkb:Kenmore
gptkb:Craftsman
gptkb:DieHard
gptkb:Sears_Catalog
gptkb:Sears_Home_Services
gptkb:Sears_Optical
gptkb:Sears_Portrait_Studio
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gptkbp:numberOfLocations
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over 3,500
less than 20 (as of 2024)
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gptkbp:parentCompany
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gptkb:Transformco
gptkb:Kmart_Corporation
gptkb:Sears_Holdings
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gptkbp:stockSymbol
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gptkb:SHLD_(former)
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gptkbp:subsidiary
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Sears Canada (defunct)
Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores (spun off)
Sears Mexico (sold)
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gptkbp:website
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www.sears.com
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Sears_Optical
gptkb:Sears_Portrait_Studio
gptkb:Sears_Hearing_Centre
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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