Sears Holdings

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Company Snapshot: 

Sears Holdings Corporation is the fourth largest retailer in the United States, behind Wal-Mart, The Home Depot, and Kroger. It was formed in 2005 with the purchase of Sears, Roebuck and Company of Hoffman Estates, Illinois by Kmart Holdings Corporation of Troy, Michigan.

The company operates 3,800 retail locations under the mastheads of Sears, Sears Grand, Sears Essentials, Sears Hardware, Kmart, Big Kmart, Super Kmart, The Great Indoors, Orchard Supply Hardware, and Lands' End stores. The company maintains its corporate headquarters in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.

Ownership status: 
Publicly traded
Number of employees worldwide: 
355,000
Chief executive officer: 
Aylwin Lewis
2008 Global Fortune 500 rank: 
138

Location(s)

Headquarters
3333 Beverly Road
Hoffman Estates, IL, 60179
United States
See map: Google Maps
Financial information
Stock ticker symbol: 
SHLD