Sears

Sears, Roebuck and Company, known better as Sears, is an American department store chain with about 5 stores left in the United States. 

The first store opened in 1906. Sears was the largest retailer in the country until Walmart had more sales in October 1989.

Sears closed all 140 of its Canadian stores in 2017. Its 75 stores in Mexico have been operated by Grupo Carso since 1997. 

Sears filed for bankruptcy on October 15, 2018.

On June 3, 2019, the Sears assets were purchased by Transform Holdco.

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Category:Department stores
Category:Companies based in Illinois
Category:1892 establishments in the United States