Sears Alliance/Subsidiaries & Assets

Amazon Prime

**SearsBucks** - card & reward program created to replace shopyourway & several other reward programs (similar to AEON's waon system)

## **[**boxcar**]** (Website, Technology & Software Development Division)

* **Blink** is a home automation company that produces battery-powered home security cameras. - Acquired in 2017
* **[boxcar]** (Development Division) - Used on all online services within the company
	+ **[boxcar]** Customer Service
		- **[boxcar]** Customer Service Centers
	+ **[boxcar]** Labs
		- Echo
		- Fire - Tablet
		- Kindle - e-book reader
		- Sears Voice Services
			* alexa
			* vox
	+ **[boxcar]** Online Service Engine
* ChargePoint - Acquired in 2017
* DashCart
* **Horizon** (website service)
* **CloudEndure** is a cloud computing company that develops business continuity software for disaster recovery, continuous backup, and live migration. - Acquired in 2019
* **Internet Movie Database**
	+ Box Office Mojo
* **KIVA** (mobile robotic fulfillment systems manufacturer) - Acquired in 2012
* **ring** (home security products)
* SearsHub Lockers (pick-up lockers)
* **Sears Web Services** (**SWS**) is a subsidiary of Sears providing on-demand cloud computing platforms and APIs to individuals, companies, and governments, on a metered pay-as-you-go basis. These cloud computing web services provide a variety of basic abstract technical infrastructure and distributed computing building blocks and tools. One of these services is Sears Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), which allows users to have at their disposal a virtual cluster of computers, available all the time, through the Internet. SWS's version of virtual computers emulates most of the attributes of a real computer, including hardware central processing units (CPUs) and graphics processing units (GPUs) for processing; local/RAM memory; hard-disk/SSD storage; a choice of operating systems; networking; and pre-loaded application software such as web servers, databases, and customer relationship management (CRM).
	+ **Sears CloudFront** is a content delivery network (CDN) offered by Sears Web Services.
	+ **Sears Elastic Block Store** (EBS) provides raw block-level storage that can be attached to Sears EC2 instances and is used by Sears Relational Database Service (RDS).
	+ **Sears Elastic Compute Cloud** (EC2) is a part of Sears's cloud-computing platform, Sears Web Services (SWS), that allows users to rent virtual computers on which to run their own computer applications.
	+ **Sears Relational Database Service** (or Sears RDS) is a distributed relational database service by Sears Web Services (SWS).
	+ **Sears S3** or **Sears Simple Storage Service** is a service offered by Sears Web Services (SWS) that provides object storage through a web service interface.
	+ **Sears Simple Queue Service** (Sears SQS) is a distributed message queuing service introduced by Sears Holdings in late 2004.
	+ **Sears SimpleDB** is a distributed database written in Erlang by Sears.
* **SHLD** (computer security)
* **Twitch** - Acquired in 2014

### Amazon.com (e-commerce division)

* **Amazon.com** - Acquired in 2001
	+ Amazon Prime
* **Chewy** (e-commerce) - Acquired in 2017
* Grand & Toy (e-commerce)
* **Grocer-e** (e-supermarket & home grocery delivery service)
* **Home Décor Products**
	+ AbsoluteHome.com – retailer of everyday home improvement merchandise
	+ Barbecues.com – retailer of high-end barbecue grills and outdoor living merchandise
	+ BuildersSquare.com – comparison shopping site for the DIY segment
	+ ChefsCorner.com – offers culinary tools, small kitchen appliances and tableware
	+ ChristmasCatalog.com – catalog retailer of holiday decorations, trees and ornaments
	+ Hechinger.com – retailer of power tools and DIY products
	+ HomeClick.com (first and flagship site) – retailer of high-end home improvement brands & products
	+ KnobsandThings.com – large selection of cabinet hardware, door handles and switchplates
	+ PoolClick.com – pool supplies and accessories retailer
	+ SheetSetsAdvisor.com - Primary blog set to determine for its users for choosing the best home décor products
* **Souq.com** (e-commerce site; largest in the Middle East)
* **Style*!*** (e-commerce site & subscription box service) - Acquired in 2010 (real-life equivalent: woot)
	+ AccessoriZ by Style 2013-present
	+ ChildStyle 2009-present
	+ Deals by Style closed 2016
	+ HomeStyle 2011-present
	+ RocketShirt by Style! begun 2007
	+ Sellout by Style 2007-present
	+ SportStyle 2012-present
	+ TechStyle launched 2012
	+ ToolStyle 2013-present
	+ WineStyle 2006 - present
* **Zappos.com** (online shoe & clothing retailer)
* woot

## [clothespins] (private label & physical retail division; formerly named Sears Retail Network)

* **Kmart**
	+ KCafe

### Bookstores

* **Books-A-Million!** - Acquired in 2015
	+ **2nd & Charles**
* Books etc.
* **Borders**
	+ Borders Express
	+ Borders Outlet
	+ Borders (Asia Pacific)
		- Borders Australia
		- Borders Malaysia
		- Borders New Zealand
		- Borders Singapore
	+ Borders Canada
	+ Borders (Europe)
		- Borders Ireland
		- Borders UK
	+ Borders (MEA)
		- Borders Oman
		- Borders UAE
* **Waldenbooks**

### Bridalwear/formalwear Stores

* **David's Bridal** - Acquired in 2006
* Gingiss Formalwear

### Clothing Stores

* 5-7-9
* Chess King
* Lands' End
* Lucky Brand Jeans
* Merry-Go-Round
* Foxmoor Casuals

### Convenience Stores (Couche-Tard)

* **Circle K**: International brand
	+ Kangaroo Express: Discontinued American brand, rebranded to Circle K
	+ Mac's: Discontinued Canadian brand, rebranded to Circle K
* **Couche-Tard**: Brand in Quebec
* **Holiday Stationstores**: American brand, referred to as the Northern Tier region
* **Ingo**: European brand
* **KGO**: international brand, related to Kmart
* **Topaz**: European brand

### Department Stores

* Lord & Taylor
* Sears, Roebuck & Co.
	+ Sears Canada
	+ Sears Mexico
* Simpsons

### Discount Department Stores

* **Kmart**
	+ Kmart Europe
	+ Kmart Oceania
	+ Kmart Singapore
* **Zellers**

### Grocery Stores

* **American Fare by Kmart** - supermarket
* **Sears Fresh** - supermarket
* **Whole Foods Market** - Acquired in 2017

### Fashion Houses

* Bally
* Escada
* Roberto Cavalli

### Furniture/Home Decor Stores

* **Ashley HomeStore**
* At Home
* Floor & Decor
* Restoration Hardware
* **The Container Store** - Acquired in 2007

### Home Improvement Stores

* **Builders Square**
* **RONA** - Acquired in 2016

### Office Supply Stores

* **OfficeMax**
	+ **BatteryMax** kiosks & vending machines
	+ **FurnitureMax** office furniture (store-within-a-store)
* **Office Depot**

### Pet Supply Stores

* **PetSmart**
	+ PetHotel

### Pool Supply Stores

* **Leslie's Poolmart** - Acquired in 2017

### Outlet/Discount Stores

* **American Freight by Sears** - discount/outlet/furniture store
	+ **Sears Neighborhood** - discount/outlet store
* **Big Lots**
* Dollar General
* **KDollar** - dollar store
* Restoration Hardware Outlet

### Sporting Goods Stores

* **PGA Tour Superstore** - Acquired in 2006
* **Sports Authority** (jointly-owned by the AEON Group)
	+ **S.A. elite**

### Stationery Stores

* Paperchase
* **Paper Source**

### Toy Stores

* All Wound Up
* Child World
	+ Child World
	+ Children's Palace
* KB Toys
	+ KB Toyworks

### Warehouse Clubs

* BJ's Wholesale Club (jointly-owned by TJX Companies)
* Pace Membership Club

## [cendant] (hospitality travel & real estate division) - Created in 2007

### Cendant

#### LUXURY Hotels

* Conrad
* InterContinental
* LXR Hotels & Resorts
* Regent
* Six Senses
* Waldorf Astoria
* Wyndham Grand

### PREMIUM Hotels

* canopy
* CURIO, a Collection
* Dazzler Hotels
* Dolce Hotels & Resorts
* Esplendor Hotels
* Hilton
* Hilton Grand Vacations
* Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants
* Signia
* WorldHotels Collection
* Viva Wyndham
* voco

### MIDSCALE Hotels

* Aiden
* Crowne Plaza
* DoubleTree
* Embassy Suites
* EVEN Hotels
* Holiday Inn Club Vacations
* Holiday Inn Resorts
* Hotel Indigo
* HUALUXE Hotels & Resorts
* Premier Collection
* Sadie
* Signature Collection
* SureStay Collection
* Tapestry Collection
* Trademark Hotel Collection
* TRYP Hotels
* Vīb
* Wyndham

### ECONOMY Hotels

* AmericInn
* Atwell Suites
* avid Hotels
* Baymont
* Candlewood Suites
* Days Inn
* Executive Residency
* GLō
* Hampton
* Hawthorn Suites
* Hilton Garden Inn
* Holiday Inn
* Holiday Inn Express
* Home2 Suites
* Homewood Suites
* Howard Johnson
* La Quinta
* Microtel
* Motto
* Ramada
* Ramada Encore
* Staybridge Suites
* Super 8
* SureStay Hotel
* SureStay Plus
* SureStay Studio
* Tempo
* Travelodge
* tru
* Wingate
* Wyndham Garden

### AMERCO (Storage division; d/b/a U-Haul) - Acquired in 2011

* **CubeSmart** - Acquired in 2014
* **Extra Space Storage** - Acquired in 2018
* **Simply Self Storage** - Acquired in 2020
* **U-Haul**
	+ U-HaulCarShare
	+ U-Haul Self Storage
	+ U-Haul Truck Rentals
	+ U-Haul Trailer Rentals
	+ U-Haul Tow Hitches

### Homart Properties (real estate division) - Acquired in 2011

* USA
	+ Arkansas
		- The Mall at Turtle Creek
	+ California
		- NewPark Mall
	+ Michigan
		- Grand Traverse Mall
	+ Pennsylvania
		- Neshaminy Mall
		- Park City Center
		- Station Square
	+ Texas
		- Vista Ridge Mall

### Realogy (real estate division) - Acquired in 2006

* **Better Homes & Gardens Realty** - Acquired in 2008
* Cartus Relocation
* **Century 21 Real Estate** - Acquired in 2006
* Citi-Habitats
* Coldwell Banker
* ERA Real Estate
* Estately
* **NRT** - Acquired in 2006
	+ Corcoran Group
* Realogy Brokerage Group
* Realogy Leads Group
* Realogy Title Group
* Sotheby's International Realty
* ZipRealty - Acquired in 2014
	+ ZapLabs

### The We Company - Acquired in 2019

* **CASE**, a real estate and construction technology company
* **Designation**, a for-profit design school
* **Flatiron School**, a coding school offering classes online and at a location in Manhattan.
* **Managed by Q**, a platform that office tenants can use to hire service providers (e.g. cleaning crews, receptionists, IT support staff, etc.)
* **Meetup** is a service used to organize online groups that host in-person events for people with similar interests.
* **MissionU**, a self-styled college alternative
* **Rise** (previously known as WeWork Wellness) is a luxury gym concept, currently only available at WeWork's Manhattan location. Space consists of a boot-camp space with cardio equipment, and a boxing area, a general workout area, a spa, and a yoga studio. It also hosts fitness classes and offers personal training sessions.
* **Spacious**, a company that leases unused space from restaurants during daytime hours and then rents this space to mobile workers.
* **Teem**, an office management software company
* **WeGrow** is a private school for children aged 3 through students in grade 4.
* **WeLive** applies the same basic principle as WeWork to housing, offering rental apartments that are grouped together with a number of shared spaces and services, such as cleaning, cooking, and laundry, as well as group activities and events.
* **WeWork** is an American commercial real estate company that provides shared workspaces for technology startups and services for other enterprises.

## [fulfillment] (manufacturing & distribution division)

* Ashley Furniture Industries
* [boxcar] Software Centers
* [complexion] (Series of Manufacturing Plants) - used for all subsidiaries within the company
* Fulfillment by Sears (Series of Distribution Centers) - used for all subsidiaries within the company
	+ Sears Delivery Centers
	+ Sears Flex Centers
	+ Sears Fulfillment Centers
	+ Sears Sorting Centers
	+ Sears Warehouse

## General Cinemas Corporation (cinemas division) - Acquired in 2012

* **Cinemark**
	+ Century Theatres
	+ CinéArts
	+ Rave Cinemas
	+ Tinseltown USA
* **General Cinemas**
	+ GCC Classic - Movie Theaters (1 to 8 screens; second-run movie theaters)
	+ General Drive-In - Drive-In Theaters
	+ Ovation by GCC - Originally named GCC Fork & Screen, the cinemas offer full-service dining where food can be ordered and brought to oversized, automatic recliners. Also available is a lounge, with sofas and a fireplace, serving cocktails, wine, and craft beers from around the state. The menu includes chicken wings, shrimp, onion rings, nachos, cheese quesadillas, salads, wraps, pizza, and sandwiches. GCC Fork & Screens were renamed to Ovation by GCC after the acquisition of Carmike Cinemas. Locations always have one GCC Big! or BigD auditorium.

## **[**kaiser**]** (fitness & health division) - created in 2020 (name within the process of formation: [halo])

The division was formed from a merger of 6 Divisions.

### Eckerd Network (Sears Pharmacy Network)

* **Eckerd**
* **PillPack** (online pharmacy) - Acquired in 2018
* Rite Aid
* **The Vitamin Shoppe** (vitamin supplement store) - Acquired in 2019

### EQUINOX

* Blink Fitness
* Equinox
	+ Equinox Explore
	+ Equinox Hotels
	+ Equinox Media
* Precision Run
* PROJECT by Equinox
* PURE Yoga
* SoulCycle

### Kaiser Permanente (healthcare network)

* **Aspen Dental** (corporate dentistry; Dental Support Organization) - Acquired in 2010
* Kaiser Permanente Hospitals
* Kaiser Permanente Medical Centers

### Sears Fitness Network

* Bally Total Fitness
* **Crunch Fitness** - Acquired in 2019
* Life Time Fitness
* **Planet Fitness**
* **Retro Fitness**
* **UFC GYM**

## Neighborhood by Sears (services division)

* **A&E Factory Service** is the on-site repair service, servicing larger items such as home appliances, electronics, and garden equipment. The A&E brand name was purchased from Montgomery Ward, which used it for their home service unit, and is a joint venture held by Whirlpool and Sears Holdings. A&E Factory Service is a network of mobile service vans with a long history of performing appliance repairs.

* **Sears Driving School** teaches a state-approved curriculum in classroom, in-car driving, and observation for teens and adults.

* **Sears Home Services** specializes in onsite repair, improvement, and maintenance of appliances, HVAC systems, electronics, fitness equipment, lawn & garden, electrical, plumbing, water heaters both tanked and tankless, whole home water filtration, insulation installation and removal, Crawl space and basement services. other services include bathroom remodels, cabinets, counter-tops, flooring, kitchen remodels, indoor sauna assembly, roofing, siding, and window replacement. Sears Home Services also offers repair of small appliances in-store.
	+ Sears Air Duct Cleaning Services Air Duct Cleaning, home air filtration systems, and dryer vent cleaning.
	+ Sears Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning provide Carpet, Upholstery, Hardwood Floor Cleaning, Tile & Grout cleaning services, assist with water damage from emergencies.
	+ Sears Garage Solutions Includes garage door sales, install & repair; garage door opener sales, install & repair; flooring, organization, and storage products. other services include installation of Entry Doors and emergency repair services.
	+ Sears Handyman Solutions Plumbing, Electrical, Installation & Assembly, Home Repair & Maintenance, Drywall, Decks, Fencing, and Painting
	+ Sears Home Alarm provides alarm monitoring of new and existing systems, new alarm installations, CCTV systems including camera installations and web-ready DVR recorders, and access control systems and monitoring, including card-access systems. Available in Canada only.
	+ Sears Maid Services Home & Apartment Cleaning covers kitchens, bathrooms, bedrooms, and living rooms. Housekeeping services include sweeping, mopping, dusting, and surface cleaning in rooms throughout the home. Commercial Cleaning includes common office spaces, as well as building services. Post Construction Cleaning restores living areas after a remodel or repair project, including washing surfaces, removing debris, and general cleaning.
	+ Sears Termite & Pest Control provided residential and commercial customers with pest control services including termite, mosquito, and bed bug treatments, as well as insulation options. was sold to Terminix in 2001.
	+ ServiceLive a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sears Holdings, connects customers with one or more independent contractors for home improvement and repairs.

* Sears Flowers (franchised to Teleflora) Website for Flowers, Plants, and gifts available for same-day delivery.

* Sears Optical provides vision examinations, contact lenses (including astigmatism and bifocal contact lenses), medical treatment of eye diseases, urgent care, cataract and glaucoma surgery consultation/referrals, "Advanced Testing Instruments," and eyeglass dispensary services.

* Sears PartsDirect is a chain of lawn & garden equipment and appliance parts stores. Some locations, branded as Sears Parts and Repair Centers, feature a carry-in point for customers to bring-in merchandise which needs to be repaired, either in or out of warranty.

* Sears Portrait Studio is a full-service portrait studio with locations in Sears stores and formerly standalone locations as well. It was run by CPI Corporation until all Sears Portrait Studios ceased operations on April 6, 2013. CPI Corporation, in a statement on its website, said it closed all of its U.S. studios "after many years of providing family portrait photography." The St. Louis-based company didn't explain the hasty closure, and calls to CPI went unanswered. However, the company has struggled financially, hurt by the rise of digital photography. Sears Portrait Studio was later revived in August 2016 in a few in-store locations through an affiliation with Picture People.

* Sears Rent-a-Car was a car and truck rental chain formed in a mid-1970s joint venture with Budget, and reformed in 2007 with a joint-venture with Enterprise.

* Sears Travel is a licensed business partner of Sears Holdings, founded in February 2012 in conjunction with International Cruise & Excursions, Inc. Sears Vacations functions as an online travel agency that provides online and telephone-based booking services for Sears customers through the SearsVacations.com website. Sears Vacations offers cruises, resorts, hotels, tours, guided vacations, car rental, airline tickets, shore excursions, vacation rentals, and travel insurance.

* Sears World Trade, Inc. (Arms and Military Equipment) was Sears's troubled import-export unit that catered to the international arms trade chaired by Dep. Sec. of Defense, Frank Carlucci. It operated from 1982 to 1986. Sears admitted to the effort in December 1986, initially stating they "only gave the advice in the defense contracting area." When the operation ended, the 300-worker unit folded back into the merchandise procurement division.

* TechCentral by Sears - in-store, in-home, and online computer and home theatre technical support and installation service.

## **[**omnimedia**]** (media division)

* **Borders Publishing** - publishing unit
	+ 47North
	+ BordersCrossing
	+ Borders Encore
	+ Borders Original Stories
	+ Grand Harbor Press
	+ Little A
	+ Jet City Comics
	+ Montlake Romance
	+ New Harvest
	+ Powered by Borders
	+ Skyscape
	+ Thomas & Mercer
	+ TOPPLE Books
	+ Two Lions
	+ Waterfall Press
* General Amusement
	+ SearsFest - 3-day Convention event
	+ TwitchCon
* **Sears Music Group**
	+ Challenger Records
	+ Conquerer Records
	+ Oxford Records
	+ Silvertone Records
	+ Supertone Records
* Funtronics Gaming - video games publisher
	+ Double Helix Games
	+ Funtronics Orange County
	+ Funtronics San Diego
	+ Funtronics Seattle
	+ Reflexive Entertainment
	+ Relentless Studios
	+ South Wind Games
* **Studio K** is a corporate division that develops television shows, movies, and comics from online submissions and crowd-sourced feedback. It was started in late 2010. Content would be distributed through Initium, Sears's digital video streaming service, and a competitor to services like Netflix and Hulu

## **[**prodigy**]** (telecommunications division)

* **Alphaline** (Cable TV and Video-on-demand provider)
* **Initium** (streaming video-on-demand, music, and game service)
	+ **Audible** - audiobook producer, seller & streaming service
	+ **ComiXology** - comics & graphic novel streaming service - Acquired in 2014
	+ **nook** - book streaming service
* **Prodigy Wireless** (wireless provider)
	+ **Boost Mobile** (prepaid wireless provider) - Acquired in 2020
	+ **Clear** (prepaid wireless provider)

## [savory] (restaurant division)

* **Boston Market** - Acquired in 2017 from McDonald's
* **Buffeteria**
* **Burger King**
* **Chipotle Mexican Grill** - Acquired in 2017 from McDonald's
* **Krispy Kreme** - Acquired in 2016
* **Panda Express** - Acquired in 2017
	+ **Panda Inn** - Acquired in 2017
* **Panera Bread** - Acquired in 2017
* **P.F. Chang's** - Acquired in 2018
* **Pizzeria Locale** - Acquired in 2017 from McDonald's
* **Popeyes**
* **TGI Fridays** - Acquired in 2018
* **Tim Hortons**

## [truist] (financial division; created in 2020)

* **Allstate Insurance**
	+ Allstate
		- Allstate Canada
		- Allstate India
		- Allstate USA
		- Encompass Insurance
	+ esurance - Acquired in 2011
	+ SquareTrade - Acquired in 2017
		- SquareTrade Finland
		- SquareTrade UK
		- SquareTrade USA
* **Discover Financial**
	+ Diners Club International
	+ Discover Credit Cards
	+ Discover Debit - Acquired in 2005 (originally named Pulse)
	+ Discover Home Loans - Acquired in 2012 (originally named Home Loan Center)
* Jackson Hewitt
* **Liberty Tax Service**
* **Morgan Stanley**
	+ International Securities Group
	+ Investment Management
	+ Wealth Management
* **Truist Financial** (bank)
	+ BB&T
	+ Sears Financial
	+ SunTrust
* Western Union

## [western] (automotive division; formerly named Sears Auto Network (2004-2019))

* **AutoNation** (car dealerships) - Acquired in 2003
	+ **CARVANA** - Acquired in 2015
	+ **DriveTime** - Acquired in 2014
* **Enterprise Holdings** - Acquired in 2003
	+ Alamo Rent-A-Car
	+ Enterprise Rent-A-Car
	+ National Car Rental
* **KWash** (car wash centers)
* **Tire & Battery Corporation** (car repair centers) - Acquired in 2003
	+ **Big O Tires**, a franchise selling automobile tires.
	+ Kmart Auto Centers
	+ **Midas**, a franchised automotive service chain. Purchased by TBC Corporation in 2012.
	+ **National Tire & Battery** & **National Tire Wholesale**
	+ Sears Auto Centers
		- DieHard Auto Centers
	+ **Tire Kingdom**
* **Western Auto** (auto parts store)
	+ **CARQUEST** & **WORLDPAC** - Acquired in 2012

## see also

* Sears Holdings/Properties
* Sears Holdings/Properties - USA Store Fanon Wiki/Multiverse