Dec 31, 2025 · The Sears and KMart brands were sold to ESL Investments in 2019 after Sears Holdings filed for bankruptcy in 2018. When the company entered into bankruptcy, it was down to roughly 700 …

Nov 28, 2025 · There are just five Sears locations left in the country: one in California, one in Texas, one in Massachusetts, and two in Florida.

In February 2019, Lampert’s ESL Investments acquired about 425 Sears and Kmart stores out of bankruptcy for $5.2 billion, folding them into a new entity called Transformco.

Sep 5, 2025 · On October 15, 2018, Sears Holdings filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Once the largest retailer in the world, Sears went from building America’s tallest skyscraper to struggling to keep its...

Jul 25, 2025 · Sears shoppers have until August 31 until its store in Burbank, California, will close for good. The store has been struggling since 2023, and the closure will leave just six Sears left in the US.

Dec 2, 2025 · The current Sears store count is five, and this year’s Black Friday will probably be its last. The old-school retailer could not defend itself from startups Walmart and Amazon.

Sep 7, 2025 · There are 5 Sears stores left in the United States as of September 7, 2025. The inspiration of this post originally came from Reddit, but we verified all of the information from this post …

Dec 7, 2025 · Sears filed for bankruptcy in 2018 and then bought out of that in 2019. The struggles have continued since, though, and the retailer is just hanging on by a thread.

Dec 26, 2025 · Sears filed for bankruptcy in 2018, with more than $11 billion in losses and about 700 stores remaining — roughly one-fifth of its size at the time Mr. Lampert bought it.

3 days ago · Sears has officially emerged from bankruptcy. Sears Holdings Corporation signaled an end to Chapter 11 after more than 10,000 court filings and hundreds of store closures. The bankruptcy …