Sears Holdings Corporation

Introduction

Sears Holdings is a major retailing chain that hopes to boost its growth by implementing customer centric initiatives such as updating its online shopping websites as well as introducing store-within-a-store concept at some of its full-line store locations.

Scope

• Contains corporate strategy, value chain presence and SWOT Analysis
• Provides detailed business description, segment analysis, 5-year financial trends, key products and key competitors
• Includes information on suppliers/ partners, shareholding structure and key employees with biographies

Highlights

Sears Holdings Corporation (Sears Holdings) is a retailing chain in the US. It operates through 2,300 full-line and 1,100 specialty retail stores in the US, operating through Kmart and Sears, and approximately 370 full-line and specialty retail stores in Canada, operating through Sears Canada. The company has a 70% stake in Sears Canada.

The company operates through three business segments: Kmart, Sears Domestic, and Sears Canada. Sears Holdings offers private as well as proprietary brands such as Craftsman, DieHard, Kenmore, and Lands' End.

Sears Holdings' revenues increased by 7.9% to reach $53,012 million during the fiscal year ended January 2007. The three segments, Sears Domestic, Kmart and Sears Canada, contributed 55%, 35.2%, and 9.8% respectively to the company's total revenues in fiscal 2007.

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