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← Previous revision Revision as of 20:49, 19 June 2026 Line 4: Line 4: {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}} {{Infobox company {{Infobox company | name = Sears, Roebuck and Co. | name = Sears, Roebuck and Co. | logo = Sears logo (2020).svg | logo = Sears logo (2020).svg | image = View of Willis Tower, formerly known as Sears Tower Designed and built in 1973 by the architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill for Sears, Roebuck & Company, the world's largest retailer LCCN2011631755.tif | image = View of Willis Tower, formerly known as Sears Tower Designed and built in 1973 by the architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill for Sears, Roebuck & Company, the world's largest retailer LCCN2011631755.tif | image_caption = [[Willis Tower]] (previously Sears Tower), corporate headquarters from 1973 to 1995. | image_caption = [[Willis Tower]] (previously Sears Tower), corporate headquarters from 1973 to 1995. | type = [[Subsidiary]] (Formerly [[Public company|Public]]) | type = [[Subsidiary]] (Formerly [[Public company|Public]]) | trade_name = Sears<ref name=justia/> | trade_name = Sears<ref name=justia/> | traded_as = [[NYSE]]: S (1906–2005)<br>[[DJIA]] component (1924–1999)<br>[[S&P 100]] component (until 2005)<br>[[S&P 500]] component (until 2005) | traded_as = [[NYSE]]: S (1906–2005)<br>[[DJIA]] component (1924–1999)<br>[[S&P 100]] component (until 2005)<br>[[S&P 500]] component (until 2005) | industry = [[Retail]] | industry = [[Retail]] | founded = {{Start date and age|1886|p=y}} as R.W. Sears Watch Company<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sears-Roebuck-and-Company |title=Sears – History & Facts |encyclopedia=[[Britannica.com|Britannica]] |edition=Britannica Money |date=May 16, 2026 }}</ref><br>{{Start date and age|1892|p=y}}<br>[[Chicago]], Illinois, U.S. | founded = {{Start date and age|1886|p=y}} as R.W. Sears Watch Company<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sears-Roebuck-and-Company |title=Sears – History & Facts |encyclopedia=[[Britannica.com|Britannica]] |edition=Britannica Money |date=May 16, 2026 }}</ref><br>{{Start date and age|1892|p=y}}<br>[[Chicago]], Illinois, U.S. | founders = {{ubl|[[Richard Warren Sears]]|[[Alvah Curtis Roebuck]]}} | founders = {{ubl|[[Richard Warren Sears]]|[[Alvah Curtis Roebuck]]}} | hq_location_city = [[Hoffman Estates, Illinois]] | hq_location_city = [[Hoffman Estates, Illinois]] | hq_location_country = U.S. | hq_location_country = U.S. | num_locations = 5 (December 2025)<ref name="levinson_inc" /> | num_locations = 5 (December 2025)<ref name="levinson_inc" /> | area_served = United States | area_served = United States | products = {{flat list| | products = {{flat list| * Clothing * Clothing * footwear * footwear Line 33: Line 33: * auto repair * auto repair }} }} | revenue = {{ubl |{{decrease}} [[United States dollar|US$]]16.702 billion (2017)<ref name="2017form10K" /> |{{decrease}} US$22.138 billion (2016)<ref name="2016form10k" />}} | revenue = {{ubl |{{decrease}} [[United States dollar|US$]]16.702 billion (2017)<ref name="2017form10K" /> |{{decrease}} US$22.138 billion (2016)<ref name="2016form10k" />}} | operating_income = {{ubl |{{decrease}} [[United States dollar|US$]]{{color|red|−0.430 billion}} (2017)<ref name="2017form10K" /> |{{decrease}} US${{color|red|−$1.978}} billion (2016)<ref name="2016form10k" /> }} | operating_income = {{ubl |{{decrease}} [[United States dollar|US$]]{{color|red|−0.430 billion}} (2017)<ref name="2017form10K" /> |{{decrease}} US${{color|red|−$1.978}} billion (2016)<ref name="2016form10k" /> }} | parent = {{Plainlist| | parent = {{Plainlist| * [[Sears Holdings]] (2005–2019) * [[Sears Holdings]] (2005–2019) * [[Transformco]] (2019–present)<ref name="businesswire.com">{{cite press release |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190211005792/en/ESL-Investments-Completes-Acquisition-Sears-Holdings%E2%80%99-Assets |title=ESL Investments Completes Acquisition of Sears Holdings' Assets |date=February 11, 2019 |publisher=ESL Investments |via=[[Business Wire]] |access-date=February 12, 2019 |archive-date=February 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208185823/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190211005792/en/ESL-Investments-Completes-Acquisition-Sears-Holdings%E2%80%99-Assets |url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Transformco]] (2019–present)<ref name="businesswire.com">{{cite press release |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190211005792/en/ESL-Investments-Completes-Acquisition-Sears-Holdings%E2%80%99-Assets |title=ESL Investments Completes Acquisition of Sears Holdings' Assets |date=February 11, 2019 |publisher=ESL Investments |via=[[Business Wire]] |access-date=February 12, 2019 |archive-date=February 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208185823/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190211005792/en/ESL-Investments-Completes-Acquisition-Sears-Holdings%E2%80%99-Assets |url-status=live}}</ref> }} }} | subsidiaries = {{plainlist| | subsidiaries = {{plainlist| *[[Kenmore (brand)|Kenmore]] <!--- Brand is still owned by TransformCo even though it is available elsewhere ---> *[[Kenmore (brand)|Kenmore]] <!--- Brand is still owned by TransformCo even though it is available elsewhere ---> *[[Craftsman (tools)|Craftsman]] (1927–2017) *[[Craftsman (tools)|Craftsman]] (1927–2017) Line 46: Line 46: * [[Sears Canada]] (1952–2018) * [[Sears Canada]] (1952–2018) }} }} | website = {{URL|sears.com}} | website = {{URL|sears.com}} | footnotes = Financial data: <ref name="2017form10K">{{cite report |author=Sears Holdings Corporation |title=2017 Form 10-K, Sears Holding Corporation |url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1310067/000131006718000006/shld201710k.htm |publisher=United States Securities and Exchange Commission |date=2017 |page=27 |access-date=June 11, 2026 }}</ref>{{sup|,}} <ref name="2016form10k">{{cite report |author=Sears Holdings Corporation |title=2016 Form 10-K, Sears Holding Corporation |url=https://searsholdings.com/docs/investor/SHC_2016_Form_10-K.pdf |publisher=United States Securities and Exchange Commission |date=2016 |page=46 |access-date=June 11, 2026 |archive-date=December 12, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171212021559/https://searsholdings.com/docs/investor/SHC_2016_Form_10-K.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> | footnotes = Financial data: <ref name="2017form10K">{{cite report |author=Sears Holdings Corporation |title=2017 Form 10-K, Sears Holding Corporation |url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1310067/000131006718000006/shld201710k.htm |publisher=United States Securities and Exchange Commission |date=2017 |page=27 |access-date=June 11, 2026 }}</ref>{{sup|,}} <ref name="2016form10k">{{cite report |author=Sears Holdings Corporation |title=2016 Form 10-K, Sears Holding Corporation |url=https://searsholdings.com/docs/investor/SHC_2016_Form_10-K.pdf |publisher=United States Securities and Exchange Commission |date=2016 |page=46 |access-date=June 11, 2026 |archive-date=December 12, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171212021559/https://searsholdings.com/docs/investor/SHC_2016_Form_10-K.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> }} }}

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