Question: is sears out of business?
Answer: Sears Holdings filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Oct. 15, 2018, at which time it had 700 stores across the U.S., $6.9 billion in assets and $11.3 billion in liabilities. Eddie Lampert, chairman of Kmart, purchased Sears for $11 billion in 2004, changing the name of the company to Sears Holdings.