keywords: sears kmart merger hubbub lampert
text: Lampert: Architect of Sears-Kmart Deal Compared To Buffett In the hubbub of Wednesday #39;s Kmart (nasdaq: KMRT - news - people ) and Sears Roebuck (nyse: S - news - people ) merger stunner, one name has quietly moved to the fore: Edward Lampert, chairman at the Big Red K and a Sears shareholder.