This year the struggling department store retailer over and over has announced store closures that are adding up to hundreds across the country. In May, the company said it closed 108 stores (67 Kmarts and 41 Sears stores) in the first quarter of this year and announced plans to close another 70. In August came a notice that another 46 would shutter.
Sears has said the moves are part of its ongoing efforts to “streamline Sears Holdings’ operations, strengthen our capital position and focus on our best stores.”
