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Sears Announces Layoffs

130 corporate employees let go

Published

7 years ago

February 27, 2017

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Sears Holdings Corp. (Hoffman Estates, Ill.) has laid off 130 employees from its corporate headquarters.

The layoffs are part of a $1 billion cost-cutting plan, according to the New York Business Journal, which includes closing 150 Sears and Kmart locations.

The retailer’s fourth quarter showed a 16 percent decline in sales due to ecommerce competition, as well as a decrease in mall traffic. It recently sold its Craftsman tool brand to Stanley Black & Decker for $900 million over 15 years.

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