Sears filed for bankruptcy in New York’s federal court early Oct. 15, announcing the closure of their remaining 142 Sears and Kmart stores (you can read the bankruptcy court filing here (pdf)).
After years fighting decreases in sales at its once ubiquitous department stores, the company announced a chapter 11 bankruptcy to provide restructuring and financial relief for the organization. As part of the restructuring plan, Eddie Lampert will vacate his CEO post and become chairman.
What started as a catalog company in 1893 changed the American landscape through its once innovative big-box store approach to retail. Sears grew hand in hand with the expansion of the post-war US middle class. As families moved out of the cities and into the suburbs, Sears was there, with its big-box stores offering furniture, kitchen appliances, and home and auto repairs. Innovative in its day, Sears offered a one-stop shop allowing patrons to browse goods ranging from the latest fashion trends to cleaning contraptions, giving suburban customers a retail experience without driving into the cities.
In recent years, Sears failed to respond effectively as buyers moved from the malls to their monitors. Declining foot traffic in malls, and the rise in popularity of online marketplaces like Amazon scuttled Sears’ sales and stock value. An acquisition by Kmart in 2004, which formed the Sears Holding Corporation, briefly re-energized the brand, but didn’t do enough for its long-term chances. In addition to 46 shop liquidations earlier this year, the company has announced that 142 Sears and Kmart stores will close their doors before the end of 2018.
The map below shows the locations of all these stores, according to court filings:
The closing of so many physical stores likely signals the end of the iconic department store, though in court proceedings, the company’s chief financial officer, Robert Riecker, issued cautionary hope: “Will Sears be relegated to the dustbin of history, and will 68,000 Americans lose their jobs, or will Sears enter the next chapter of its life as an iconic American company?”
Correction: A previous version of the map in this item labeled Sears stores as Kmart stores and vice versa.
Store Number | Debtor | Address | |
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4455 | Kmart Corporation | 3955 S W Murray Blvd Beaverton, OR 97005-2316 | |
3982 | Kmart Corporation | 215 W Hanford/Armona Rd Lemoore, CA 93245-2302 | |
3978 | Kmart Corporation | 400 Crosstown Road Peachtree City, GA 30269-2915 | |
3713 | Kmart Corporation | 6239 Turner Lake Road Covington, GA 30014-2064 | |
3808 | Kmart Corporation | 1530 East Broad Street Statesville, NC 28625-4302 | |
9438 | Kmart Corporation | 720 Clairton Blvd/Rte 51 Pleasant Hills, PA 15236-4517 | |
7209 | Kmart Corporation | 15891 State Rt 170 East Liverpool, OH 43920-9633 | |
2225 | Sears, Roebuck and Co. | 703 N Berkeley Blvd Goldsboro, NC 27534-3444 | |
1646 | Sears, Roebuck and Co. | 11033 Carolina Place Pkwy Pineville, NC 28134-8370 | |
2600 | Sears, Roebuck and Co. | 3401 S Us Highway 41 Terre Haute, IN 47802-4154 | |
4433 | Kmart Stores of Illinois, LLC | 3701 Broadway St Quincy, IL 62301-3721 | |
4150 | Kmart Corporation | 528 W Plank Road Altoona, PA 16602-2802 | |
3820 | Kmart of Michigan, Inc. | 06600 M-66 North Charlevoix, MI 49720-9505 | |
2584 | Sears, Roebuck and Co. | Rt 394 & Hunt Blvd Lakewood, NY 14750- | |
7229 | Kmart Corporation | 600 C W Stevens Blvd Grayson, KY 41143-1190 | |
2963 | Sears, Roebuck and Co. | 400 N Center St Westminster, MD 21157-5140 | |
1405 | Sears, Roebuck and Co. | 400 Cross Creek Mall Fayetteville, NC 28303-7244 | |
9354 | Kmart Corporation | 430 W Ridge Rd Griffith, IN 46319-1095 | |
3097 | Kmart Corporation | 2803 E Kanesville Blvd Council Bluffs, IA 51503-1004 | |
9222 | Kmart Corporation | 1111 N 2Nd Cherokee, IA 51012-1287 | |
3361 | Kmart Corporation | 1502 South Fourth St Allentown, PA 18103-4949 | |
3807 | Kmart Corporation | 835 Solomons Island Rd N Prince Frederick, MD 20678-3912 | |
2306 | Sears, Roebuck and Co. | 1001 Rainbow Dr Gadsden, AL 35901-5376 | |
7169 | Kmart Corporation | 400 South Broadway Salina, KS 67401-4005 | |
2124 | Sears, Roebuck and Co. | 5522 Shaffer Rd Ste 129 Dubois, PA 15801-3304 | |
2341 | Sears, Roebuck and Co. | 701 Se Wyoming Blvd Casper, WY 82609-4213 | |
7223 | Kmart Corporation | 7000 Veterans Memorial Metairie, LA 70003-4497 | |
2335 | Sears, Roebuck and Co. | 2801 Wilma Rudolph Blvd Clarksville, TN 37040-5011 | |
9409 | Kmart Corporation | 1000 Nutt Rd Phoenixville, PA 19460-2200 | |
2546 | Sears, Roebuck and Co. | 2625 Scottsville Rd Bowling Green, KY 42104-4477 | |
2311 | Sears, Roebuck and Co. | 3201 W Main St Norman, OK 73072-4847 | |
1287 | Sears, Roebuck and Co. | 6600 Menaul Blvd Ne Ste 700 Coronado, NM 87110-3447 | |
1080 | Sears, Roebuck and Co. | 2605 Preston Rd Frisco, TX 75034-9434 | |
1403 | Sears, Roebuck and Co. | 1235 Worcester Rd & Natick, MA 01760- | |
1112 | Sears, Roebuck and Co. | 12431 Wayzata Blvd Minnetonka, MN 55305-1925 | |
1844 | Sears, Roebuck and Co. | 10300 Little Patuxent Pkwy Columbia, MD 21044-3341 | |
1318 | Sears, Roebuck and Co. | 3001 Ming Ave Bakersfield, CA 93304-4145 | |
1115 | Sears, Roebuck and Co. | 2100 Hamilton Place Blvd Chattanooga, TN 37421-6006 | |
3941 | Kmart Corporation | Northridge S/C Us Hwy 127 Russell Springs, KY 42642-4559 | |
7470 | Kmart Corporation | 1170 Mae Street Hummelstown, PA 17036-9185 | |
3823 | Kmart Corporation | 723 3Rd Ave Jasper, IN 47546-3639 | |
1790 | Sears, Roebuck and Co. | 4807 Outer Loop Louisville-Okolona, KY 40219-3200 | |
2537 | Sears, Roebuck and Co. | 2002 S Expy 83 Harlingen, TX 78552- | |
3793 | Kmart Corporation | 12350 Sw 8Th Street Miami, FL 33184-1510 | |
3133 | Kmart of Washington LLC | 1001 E Sunset Drive Bellingham, WA 98226-3510 | |
1998 | Sears, Roebuck and Co. | 1401 N Montebello Blvd Montebello, CA 90640-2584 | |
3393 | Kmart Corporation | 779 Delsea Dr N Glassboro, NJ 08028-1435 | |
3308 | Kmart of Michigan, Inc. | 1025 M-24 Lake Orion, MI 48360-1429 | |
9415 | Kmart Corporation | 987 Route 6 Mahopac, NY 10541-1709 | |
2119 | Sears, Roebuck and Co. | 827 Lancaster Dr Ne Salem(Lancaster), OR 97301-2929 | |
7259 | Kmart Corporation | 118 Waller Mill Rd Williamsburg, VA 23185-2946 | |
1064 | Sears, Roebuck and Co. | 2300 E Lincoln Hwy Langhrn/Oxford Vly, PA 19047-1824 | |
4257 | Kmart Corporation | 17840 Bagley Rd Middleburg Heights, OH 44130-3401 | |
1564 | Sears, Roebuck and Co. | 5320 Youngstown Rd Niles, OH 44446- | |
4026 | Kmart Corporation | 2901-5 N Belt Hwy St. Joseph, MO 64506-2006 | |
7274 | Kmart Corporation | 129 West Butler Avenue Mauldin, SC 29662-2534 | |
7460 | Kmart Corporation | 6909 Maynardville Pike Ne Knoxville, TN 37918-5325 | |
7415 | Kmart Corporation | 6364 Springfield Plaza Springfield, VA 22150-3431 | |
2304 | Sears, Roebuck and Co. | 9520 Mall Rd Westover/Morgantown, WV 26501-8524 | |
1518 | Sears, Roebuck and Co. | 100 Los Cerritos Mall Cerritos, CA 90703-5421 | |
1079 | Sears, Roebuck and Co. | 9800 Sw Washington Square Rd Washington Sq, OR 97223-4455 | |
1464 | Sears, Roebuck and Co. | 1750 Deptford Center Rd Deptford, NJ 08096-5282 | |
1169 | Sears, Roebuck and Co. | 3177 Chandler Village Dr Chandler, AZ 85226- | |
1247 | Sears, Roebuck and Co. | 6002 Slide Rd Lubbock, TX 79414-8555 | |
1618 | Sears, Roebuck and Co. | 100 Vintage Faire Mall Modesto, CA 95356-0559 | |
1454 | Sears, Roebuck and Co. | 100 Neshaminy Mall Bensalem/Crnwls Hts, PA 19020-1607 | |
4123 | Kmart Corporation | 2590 Military Rd Niagara Falls, NY 14304-1506 | |
3239 | Kmart Corporation | 7100 Nw Prairie View Rd Kansas City, MO 64151-1630 | |
1131 | Sears, Roebuck and Co. | 7001 S University Blvd Centennial, CO 80122-1599 | |
3345 | Kmart Corporation | 1351 E Hatch Rd Modesto, CA 95351-5010 | |
3600 | Kmart Corporation | 93 West Campbell Rd Schenectady, NY 12306-6800 | |
3424 | Kmart Corporation | 900 N W 76 Boulevard Gainesville, FL 32606-6747 | |
1137 | Sears, Roebuck and Co. | 1000 E 41St Austin, TX 78751-4859 | |
4706 | Kmart Corporation | 375 E Alessandro Blvd Riverside, CA 92508-2463 | |
3654 | Kmart Corporation | 6163 Oxon Hill Road Oxon Hill, MD 20745-3108 | |
4054 | Kmart Corporation | 100 Tarentum Rd New Kensington, PA 15068-4670 | |
9761 | Kmart Corporation | 3247 W Noble Ave Visalia, CA 93277-1841 | |
9392 | Kmart Corporation | 349 Orchard Park Rd West Seneca, NY 14224-2634 | |
9309 | Kmart Operations LLC | 2307 Superior Webster City, IA 50595-3165 | |
3945 | Kmart Operations LLC | 912 County Line Rd Delano, CA 93215-3823 | |
4304 | Kmart Operations LLC | 1 Flower Valley Shp Ctr Florissant, MO 63033-1644 | |
7746 | Kmart Operations LLC | 1180 Walnut Bottom Rd Carlisle, PA 17013-9160 | |
4297 | Kmart Operations LLC | 5000 23Rd Ave Moline, IL 61265-4599 | |
4188 | Kmart Operations LLC | 1701 4Th Ave W Charleston, WV 25387-2415 | |
9711 | Kmart Operations LLC | 2821 East Main St Russellville, AR 72801-9801 | |
7043 | Kmart Operations LLC | 2302 Cherry Rd Rock Hill, SC 29732-2165 | |
9521 | Kmart Operations LLC | 417 Main Street Madawaska, ME 04756-1197 | |
4736 | Kmart Operations LLC | 4000 East 2Nd Street Casper, WY 82609-2385 | |
1988 | Sears Operations LLC | 3751 S Dogwood Ave El Centro, CA 92243- | |
2663 | Sears Operations LLC | 50 Fox Run Rd Ste 74 Portsmouth, NH 03801-2858 | |
1574 | Sears Operations LLC | 1500 Highway 35 Middletown, NJ 07748-1831 | |
1277 | Sears Operations LLC | 6301 Nw Loop 410 Ingram, TX 78238-3824 | |
1740 | Sears Operations LLC | 3340 Mall Loop Dr Joliet, IL 60431-1057 | |
1071 | Sears Operations LLC | 10785 W Colfax Ave Lakewood, CO 80215-3807 | |
1052 | Sears Operations LLC | 425 Rice St St Paul, MN 55103-2123 | |
1193 | Sears Operations LLC | 850 Hartford Tnpk Waterford, CT 06385- | |
1708 | Sears Operations LLC | 7611 W Thomas Rd Phoenix-Desert Sky, AZ 85033-5433 | |
2034 | Sears Operations LLC | 15700 Emerald Way Bowie, MD 20716-2200 | |
1146 | Sears Operations LLC | 2800 N Germantown Prkway Cordova, TN 38133- | |
1250 | Sears Operations LLC | 2100 Southfield Rd Lincoln Park, MI 48146-2250 | |
1078 | Sears Operations LLC | 6515 E Southern Ave Mesa/East, AZ 85206-3711 | |
2805 | Sears Operations LLC | 733 N Highway 231 Panama City, FL 32405-5302 | |
2245 | Sears Operations LLC | 1050 S Babcock St Melbourne, FL 32901-3022 | |
1229 | Sears Operations LLC | 460 N Milwaukee St Boise, ID 83704-9122 | |
1575 | Sears Operations LLC | 100 Newmarket Fair Mall Hampton, VA 23605-1406 | |
1006 | Sears Operations LLC | 3100 Sw College Rd Ste 300 Ocala, FL 34474-8449 | |
1227 | Sears Operations LLC | 3450 W Camp Wisdom Rd Southwest Ctr, TX 75237-2504 | |
1944 | Sears Operations LLC | 600 Lee Blvd Yorktown Hts, NY 10598-1142 | |
2298 | Sears Operations LLC | 1011 W Olive Ave Merced, CA 95348-2422 | |
1408 | Sears Operations LLC | 5901 Florin Rd Florin, CA 95823-2302 | |
2078 | Sears Operations LLC | 3150 S 4Th Ave Yuma, AZ 85364-8104 | |
2047 | Sears Operations LLC | 2250 El Mercado Loop Sierra Vista, AZ 85635-5204 | |
1955 | Sears Operations LLC | 3800 Us Highway 98 N Ste 500 Lakeland, FL 33809-3824 | |
2565 | Sears Operations LLC | 303 Us Hwy 301 Blvd W Bradenton, FL 34205-7991 | |
2147 | Sears Operations LLC | 2501 Irving Mall Irving, TX 75062-5161 | |
4010 | Kmart Corporation | 880 Butler Street Pittsburgh, PA 15223-1319 | |
3251 | Kmart Corporation | 6780 W Washington St Indianapolis, IN 46241-2999 | |
1470 | Sears, Roebuck and Co. | 1251 Us Highway 31 N Greenwood, IN 46142-4503 | |
1019 | Sears, Roebuck and Co. | 1700 Stoneridge Dr Pleasanton, CA 94588- | |
1658 | Sears, Roebuck and Co. | 100 Santa Rosa Plz Santa Rosa, CA 95401-6381 | |
1414 | Sears, Roebuck and Co. | 75 W Route 59 Ste 100 Nanuet, NY 10954-2701 | |
1151 | Sears, Roebuck and Co. | 6929 S Memorial Dr Tulsa Woodland Hls, OK 74133-2035 | |
1390 | Sears, Roebuck and Co. | 900 Briarwood Cir Ann Arbor, MI 48108-1618 | |
1357 | Sears, Roebuck and Co. | 2901 S Capitol Of Texas Hwy Austin/Barton Creek, TX 78746-8101 | |
2056 | Sears, Roebuck and Co. | 300 Mary Esther Blvd Mry Est/Ft Wltn Bch, FL 32569-1693 | |
1004 | Sears, Roebuck and Co. | 1111 Franklin Ave Garden City, NY 11530-1617 | |
1388 | Sears, Roebuck and Co. | 3333 Bristol St Costa Mesa, CA 92626-1811 | |
2330 | Sears, Roebuck and Co. | 3500 S Meridian Ste 900 Puyallup, WA 98373-3722 | |
4215 | Kmart Corporation | 7836 State Ave Kansas City, KS 66112-2417 | |
4112 | Kmart Corporation | 1001 Patton Ave Asheville, NC 28806-3643 | |
9539 | Kmart Corporation | 3205 Lincoln Hwy Thorndale, PA 19372-1012 | |
1134 | Sears, Roebuck and Co. | 1201 Boston Post Rd Sp 2095 Milford, CT 06460- | |
2617 | Sears, Roebuck and Co. | 7508 N Navarro St Victoria, TX 77904-2654 | |
1395 | Sears, Roebuck and Co. | 7600H Kingston Pike West Town, TN 37919-5604 | |
3884 | Kmart Corporation | 111 Hulst Dr, Ste 722 Matamoras, PA 18336-2115 | |
7717 | Kmart Corporation | 2712 W Main St Waynesboro, VA 22980-1618 | |
4741 | Kmart Corporation | 8363 Lewiston Road Batavia, NY 14020-1236 | |
9348 | Kmart Stores of Illinois, LLC | 4210 N Harlem Ave Norridge, IL 60706-1277 | |
3483 | Kmart Corporation | 2530 S Euclid Ave Ontario, CA 91762-6619 | |
7471 | Kmart Corporation | 3968-A Missouri Flat Road Placerville, CA 95667-5240 | |
1709 | Sears, Roebuck and Co. | 1245 W Warm Springs Rd Henderson, NV 89014-8740 | |
4450 | Kmart Corporation | 4500 Western Blvd Raleigh, NC 27606-1814 |