Sears publishes internal list of 72 stores to close
June 7, 2017
Sears released a list internally of 72 more stores to close (mostly in September), in addition to the more than 180 closings that had already been announced this year. The mix includes Sears, Kmart, and auto center stores. New store count will be around 1,200, down from 2,073 five years ago.
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