Sears Holdings

Type: Public (NASDAQ: SHLD)
Founded: 2005 (merger of Kmart and Sears, Roebuck and Company)
Headquarters: Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA
Key people: Edward Lampert, Chairman, Aylwin Lewis, President and CEO of Kmart and Sears Retail, J. Miles Reidy, CFO
Industry: Retail
Products: Brands such as Craftsman, Kenmore, Lands' End, DieHard, Martha Stewart Everyday, Joe Boxer, Jaclyn Smith
Website: www.searsholdings.com

General Information

Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: SHLD) 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 8,800 retail locations under the mastheads of Sears, Sears Grand, 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.