Sears Terminates 250 Employees and Plans to Close Dozens of Stores

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  • Sears fired 250 employees from its headquarters in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, last week, according to a company ranking.
  • Sears also plans to close another series of Sears and Kmart stores before the end of the year, according to the company. Sears has refused to provide a complete list of stores it plans to close.
  • Business Insider has compiled a list of at least 60 sites set up for closure that Sears has confirmed to local media.
  • Visit the Business Insider home page for more stories.

Sears has laid off 250 employees at its Hoffman Estates, Illinois, head office, and will close a new series of Sears and Kmart stores before the end of the year, Business Insider has learned.

Sears' parent company, Transform Holdco, announced the layoffs in a notice filed August 29 with the state of Illinois, Business Insider told a spokesman for the Commerce Department of the company. 39, Illinois and Economic Opportunity.

Sears spokesperson Larry Costello declined to comment on the layoffs.

Transform Holdco bought Sears out of bankruptcy in February. At that time, the company had approximately 400 Sears and Kmart stores. In early August, the company announced the closure of a series of 26 stores by November.

Many of the stores included in the new series of closures will be closed by the end of the year. Clearances are expected to begin in September and stores close by December, Costello said.

Costello declined to say how many stores are included in the latest wave of closures and said the company would notify local media if nearby stores were closing.

Business Insider has compiled a list of at least 60 store closures that Sears has confirmed to local media.

In response to a Business Insider closing survey on Friday, the company said, "As we continue our transformation efforts, we are working closely with our stakeholders and evaluating our store network, operations, and business strategy. in order to stabilize the business market and support a long-term path to profitable success. "

If you are a Sears employee, contact this reporter at [email protected].

Here's the new list of closures confirmed by Sears to local media.

Sears Stores

  1. 3300 Broadway St., Eureka, CA
  2. 2561 El Camino Real, Carlsbad, California
  3. 10302 Southside Blvd., Jacksonville, FL
  4. 10401 US Highway 441, Leesburg, FL
  5. 1360 Oviedo Marketplace Blvd., Oviedo, Florida
  6. 701 Russell Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD
  7. 700 S Telshor Blvd., Las Cruces, NM
  8. 771 S 30th St., Heath, OH
  9. 1500 W Chestnut St., Washington, PA
  10. 1305 Airline Road, Corpus Christi, TX
  11. 1219 S. Boone St., Aberdeen, WA
  12. 1302 SE Everett Mall Way, Everett, Washington

Kmart Stores

  1. 175 Maag Ave., Oakdale, CA
  2. 710 W.Tehachapi Blvd., Tehachapi, CA
  3. 3415 N. Elizabeth St., Pueblo, CO
  4. 595 Straits Tpke, Watertown, Connecticut
  5. 301 Governor Place, Bear, DE
  6. 4700 Limestone Rd., Wilmington, DE
  7. 3825 7th St. NW, Miami, Florida
  8. 1501 US-1, Vero Beach, Florida
  9. 1815 21st Street, Lewiston, ID
  10. 2258 Addison Ave. E., Twin Falls, ID
  11. 7325 W. 79th St., Bridgeview, IL
  12. 705 N Dixon Rd., Kokomo, IN
  13. 3150 National Rd., W, Richmond, IN
  14. 2801 Calumet Ave., Valparaiso, IN
  15. 1519 IN-37 S, Elwood, IN
  16. 411 Russet Dyche Hwy, Somerset, KY
  17. 2001 Main Street, Brockton, MA
  18. 70 Worcester Road, Webster, MA
  19. 77 Middlesex Avenue, Somerville, MA
  20. 603 Center St., Auburn, ME
  21. 58 Western Ave, Augusta, ME
  22. 2095 Rawsonville Road, Belleville, MI
  23. 4290 Vienna Rd., Clio, MI
  24. 2425 S.1-75 Business., Grayling, MI
  25. 802 W. State St., Hastings, MI
  26. 1101 7th Ave., Menominee, MI
  27. 1820 S. Saginaw Rd., Midland, MI
  28. 5719 N US-23, Oscoda, MI
  29. 1606 MN-11, International Falls, MN
  30. 245 E Maryland Ave., St Paul, MN
  31. 2024 US-2 E, Kalispel, MT
  32. 2301 S. Dr. University, Fargo, ND
  33. 250 New Road (Rt 9), Somers Point, NJ
  34. 1061 Whitehorse Avenue, Trenton, NJ
  35. 1825 State Hwy 35, Wall, NJ
  36. 1020 Hamburg Tpke., Wayne, NJ
  37. 2803 Brewerton Rd., Mattydale, NY
  38. 241 Wooster Rd. N, Barberton, OH
  39. 2400 Stringtown Rd., Grove City, OH
  40. 2501 Dr. Redwheat, Clinton, OK
  41. 1005 Wayne Ave, Chambersburg, PA
  42. 713 E Baltimore Pike, Clifton Heights, PA
  43. 600 MacDade Blvd., Holmes, PA
  44. 451 Hyde Park Rd., Leechburg, PA
  45. 2650 Elwood Rd., New Castle, PA
  46. 320 S 25th St., Easton, PA
  47. 328 Ennis Lane, Towanda, PA
  48. 4377 PA-313 Doylestown, PA
  49. 600 MacDade Blvd., Holmes, PA
  50. 1 Parkside Ave., Shillington, PA
  51. 745 S Bluff St., George, UT
  52. 800 N. Union St., Mauston, WI
  53. 5141 Douglas Avenue, Racine, WI
  54. 649/1200 W Fond du Lac, Ripon, WI
  55. 201 Crossings Shopping Center, Elkview, WV

* An earlier version of this story indicated that the 250 layoffs would come into effect in October, based on information provided by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunities of Illinois. A spokesman for Sears later said the layoffs had been executed last week and that no further action was scheduled for October.

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