Sears Holdings Corp.

Sears reports bigger-than-expected 1Q loss

2013-05-24 07:04:08

NEW YORK (AP) — It was another ugly quarter for Sears Holdings Corp. The beleaguered department-store chain reported a steeper-than-expected loss for its first quarter on slumping sales. It also announced that it is considering selling its...

Marvel filming most of latest 'Captain America' movie in L.A.

2013-04-24 05:30:00

On the fourth floor of a vacant wing of St. Vincent Medical Center near downtown Los Angeles, some 150 crew members crowded the hallways, joining actors Chris Evans and Scarlett Johansson as they prepared to film a scene for "Captain America: The Winter...

Wyoming: Heart Mountain's chill winds of Japanese American internment

2013-03-31 00:00:00

CODY, Wyo. — The drive east of Cody is through high desert, and the February weekend of my visit was bitterly cold. But I was wearing a heavy down coat, snow pants and boots, and riding in a cozy, warm SUV. That's not how nearly 14,000 earlier...

Shark dies in Kmart commercial shoot in Van Nuys backyard pool

2013-03-14 10:23:06

Shark dies in Kmart commercial shoot in the Valley [updated]

2013-03-13 17:15:00

Kmart may have jumped the shark in a recent commercial shoot in Van Nuys. A 5-foot-long white-tipped shark died March 6 after being shipped from New York to Los Angeles and placed in an above-ground pool in a Van Nuys backyard for a commercial for...

Sears' Edward Lampert to replace Louis D'Ambrosio as CEO

2013-01-07 19:19:00

Troubled Sears Holdings Corp. said Chief Executive Louis D'Ambrosio is stepping down and will be succeeded by Chairman Edward Lampert. D'Ambrosio is resigning because of "family health matters," effective Feb. 2, the end of the retailer's fiscal year,...

Sears to be dropped from S&P 500

2012-08-30 10:47:00

Sears Holdings Corp., one of the earliest members of the S&P 500, is being kicked out of the index next week and replaced by a Dutch chemicals company. The retailer, which trades on Nasdaq, will exit the index when the market closes on Sept. 4....

Sears bids Hometown, Outlet, hardware stores goodbye in spinoff

2012-08-13 10:30:00

Sears Holdings Corp., one of several struggling big-box retailers, is splitting off more than 1,000 Hometown, Outlet and hardware stores as a separate, public company. The spinoff will affect 1,238 stores total. Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores, Inc....

Three California Sears stores among 79 outlets to close nationwide

2011-12-29 16:35:04

Harry Crews dies at 76; Southern writer with darkly comic vision

2012-04-01 00:00:00

Harry Crews, a rough-hewn Southerner who drew a keen following with novels that describe a Hieronymus Bosch landscape of grotesques — characters who are tossed into rattlesnake pits, walk on their hands, croon lullabies to a skull and literally...

Sears to sell, spin off stores after $2.4-billion quarterly loss

2012-02-23 11:15:00

Sears Holdings Corp.�posted a $2.4-billion loss in its fourth quarter but appeased investors by planning to sell or spin off many of its stores to boost liquidity. The Hoffman Estates, Ill., company reported a loss of $22.63 per share in the quarter that...

Hiring will decrease in August, report says

2011-08-04 16:34:46

Sears Holdings said Jeff Balagna will join the company as executive vice president and chief information officer. Balagna most recently served as the chief information officer at Eli Lilly.

2013-05-14 11:31:00

Sears' ranking fell from No. 65 last year when it had revenue of $41.6 billion. The Sears store on State Street in Chicago. (Tribune file photo)

2013-05-06 08:05:00

Ryan Vero has been appointed senior vice president and president of grocery, drug and pharmacy for Sears Holdings. He most recently served as the executive vice president and chief merchandising and marketing officer for OfficeMax, Inc. Vero has a Bachelor's degree from St.

2012-11-04 15:10:00