Sears
Department store chain in the United States
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| December 15 2024 | Most recent Sears store closing in Tukwila, Washington. |
| August 2024 | Demolition of Sears' former headquarters in Hoffman Estates began. |
| April 2024 | Sears publicly announced the 2017 data breach for the first time, revealing the extent of the customer information exposure. |
| December 26 2022 | Sears Hometown announced the liquidation of 115 largely owner-operated Hometown stores. |
| December 13 2022 | Sears Hometown filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, with plans to liquidate and permanently close all remaining stores. |
| December 12 2022 | Sears Authorized Hometown Stores, LLC, and its affiliate Sears Hometown, Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. |
| May 2022 | Announcement of closure for roughly 100 more Sears Hometown stores, including the last four in Michigan. |
| January 19 2022 | Sears shut down the remaining 15 Sears Auto Centers in the United States. |
| 2021 | Sears announced plans to sell its Hoffman Estates headquarters complex, ending its long-term presence at that location. |
| November 24 2021 | Last Sears store in New York City closed, with potential for redevelopment. |
| September 2021 | Company website listed only 35 Sears stores, and announced closure of the last Sears store in New York City. |
| June 15 2021 | The data breach of Transformco computer servers concluded, having potentially exposed employee payroll and healthcare information for Sears employees. |
| June 3 2021 | An unauthorized party began accessing Transformco computer servers containing sensitive employee payroll and healthcare information, affecting current and past Sears employees. |
| 2020 | Sears' naming rights to the Now Arena ended. |
| February 2020 | 51 Sears stores were closed. |
| December 2019 | Sears sold the DieHard brand to Advance Auto Parts for $200 million and closed 100 additional stores. |
| August 31 2019 | Management announced Transform would close an additional 92 stores by the end of 2019. |
| August 31 2019 | Management announced closure of an additional 92 stores by end of 2019. |
| August 7 2019 | Announcement of 26 store closures, including the last Sears stores in Alabama and West Virginia. |
| June 3 2019 | Transform Holdco announced acquisition of Sears Hometown & Outlet Stores. |
| May 2019 | Former Sears Holdings chairman and CEO Eddie Lampert threatened to withhold $43 million in pension payments owed to 90,000 former Sears and Kmart employees and retirees after purchasing the remains of the company. |
| April 2019 | Sears opened three new stores under the name Sears Home & Life and closed stores in Kaneohe, Hawaii and Oak Brook, Illinois. |
| March 2019 | Sears announced the termination of life insurance benefits for an undisclosed number of its 90,000 retirees, while simultaneously having paid over $25 million in executive bonuses. |
| February 7 2019 | A bankruptcy judge approved Lampert's $5.2 billion plan, preserving approximately 425 stores and 45,000 jobs. |
| February 7 2019 | Bankruptcy judge approved a $5.2 billion plan to preserve roughly 425 stores and 45,000 jobs. |
| January 16 2019 | Sears won its bankruptcy auction, announcing that 425 stores would remain open, including 223 Sears stores. |
| November 23 2018 | Sears Holdings released a list of 505 stores (including 266 Sears stores) for sale or liquidation during bankruptcy process. |
| October 15 2018 | Sears' parent company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy due to several years of declining sales. |
| September 24 2018 | Sears CEO warns the company is 'running out of time' to salvage its business. |
| May 2018 | Sears announced the formation of a 'special committee' to explore the sale of Kenmore brand. |
| October 2017 | Sears and Whirlpool Corporation ended their 101-year-old association, reportedly due to pricing issues. |
| October 2017 | Sears and Whirlpool Corporation ended their 101-year-old association. CEO Eddie Lampert sold the Craftsman brand to Stanley Black & Decker Inc. for approximately US$900 million. |
| October 12 2017 | Conclusion of the data breach period where credit card information was compromised on Sears and Kmart e-commerce platforms. |
| October 12 2017 | Data breach of Sears.com and Kmart.com e-commerce sites concluded, with malware having compromised credit card information of 100,000 customers. |
| September 26 2017 | Malware installed on Sears and Kmart e-commerce sites, beginning a data breach that would expose credit card information of 100,000 customers through a malicious script. |
| September 26 2017 | Malware was installed on Sears.com and Kmart.com e-commerce site computers, beginning a data breach that would expose credit card information of 100,000 customers through a malicious script. |
| 2016 | Craftsman became the title sponsor of the World Racing Group, World of Outlaws Sprint car racing series. |
| 2014 | Sears began selling off portions of its balance sheet, including Lands' End and its stake in Sears Canada. |
| 2011 | Commission rates on non-base items were cut by 2% in the electronics department. |
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