By Jackie Wattles @jackiewattles March 24, 2017: 3:46 PM ET
A Sears sign in Brooklyn, New York, 2009
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Sears merged with retailer Kmart in 2005 in an attempt to revitalize its business. The newly named Sears Holdings Company operated more than 3,400 Sears and Kmart brand retail locations throughout the United States -- but the merger failed to turn its business around.
First published March 24, 2017: 3:46 PM ET
Source: Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History, company filings
