PR Newswire
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., April 21, 2016
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., April 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD) announced today that the company will close 68 Kmart and 10 Sears stores this summer.
In February, the company said that it would accelerate the closing of unprofitable stores. Today's announcement follows a comprehensive evaluation of the company's store portfolio that took into account historical and recent store performance, and the timing of lease expirations. All of the Sears stores and nearly all of the Kmart stores will close in late July; two Kmart stores will close in mid-September.
"The decision to close stores is a difficult but necessary step as we take aggressive actions to strengthen our company, fund our transformation and restore Sears Holdings to profitability," said Edward S. Lampert, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sears Holdings. "We're focusing on our best members, our best categories and our best stores as we work to accelerate our transformation."
Sears Holdings expects the store closures to generate a meaningful level of cash from the liquidation of store inventory and from the sale or sublease of some of the related real estate. Together with the over $1.2 billion in debt financing that Sears Holdings announced it had raised earlier this month to provide capital to execute its transformation and to meet its financial obligations, the company believes it has taken important steps toward its primary 2016 objective to restore profitability.
Eligible associates impacted by these store closures will receive severance and will have the opportunity to apply for open positions at area Kmart or Sears stores. "We are committed to treating these associates with respect and compassion during this process," said Mr. Lampert.
"Sears Holdings will continue to transform as the role of the store evolves to fit the way that members want to shop," Mr. Lampert said. "Through our continued investments in Integrated Retail, our stores are a critical component of our strategy as we provide our members with industry-leading innovations such as Meet with an Expert, In-Vehicle Pickup and Return and Exchange in Five."
The closing Kmart and Sears stores will start their liquidation sales on May 12 and April 29, respectively. Following is a complete list of the impacted stores:
FORMAT | STREET ADDRESS | CITY | STATE |
Kmart | 5980 Chalkville Mountain | Birmingham | AL |
Kmart | 1101 Beltline Road | Decatur | AL |
Kmart | 230 Green Springs Hwy | Homewood | AL |
Kmart | 450 Z Schillingers Road | Mobile | AL |
Kmart | 300 West Mariposa Road | Nogales | AZ |
Kmart | 2270 East El Monte Way | Dinuba | CA |
Kmart | 520 S Cherokee Lane | Lodi | CA |
Kmart | 1475 Hillman Street | Tulare | CA |
Kmart | 2785 Highway 46 | Wasco | CA |
Kmart | 44 Providence Pike | Putnam | CT |
Kmart | 9600 San Jose Blvd | Jacksonville | FL |
Kmart | 500 Atlantic Blvd | Neptune Beach | FL |
Kmart | 1809 Byron Butler Parkway | Perry | FL |
Kmart | 7050 S Pulaski | Chicago | IL |
Kmart | 2721 N Vermillion Street | Danville | IL |
Kmart | 1150 W Carl Sandburg Dr | Galesburg | IL |
Kmart | 17355 Torrence Ave | Lansing | IL |
Kmart | 2909 Court St | Pekin | IL |
Kmart | 3840 46th Ave | Rock Island | IL |
Kmart | 3216 E Third Street | Bloomington | IN |
Kmart | 3525 Grantline Rd | New Albany | IN |
Kmart | 1320 E 30th Ave Werbung Mehr Nachrichten zur Sears Holdings Aktie kostenlos abonnieren
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