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For information about Kmart and Sears prior to their merger, see Kmart and Sears, Roebuck and Company.

Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: SHLD) is the fourth largest retailer in the United States, behind Wal-Mart, The Home Depot, and Kroger [1]. It was formed in 2005 with the purchase of Sears, Roebuck and Company of Hoffman Estates, Illinois by Kmart Holdings Corporation of Troy, Michigan.

The company operates 3,800 retail locations under the mastheads of Sears, Sears Grand, Sears Hardware, Big Kmart, Super Kmart, The Great Indoors, Orchard Supply Hardware, and Lands' End stores.

The company maintains its corporate headquarters in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.

History

In November 17, 2004, Kmart announced its intentions to purchase Sears. Maximum Group. As a part of the merger, the Kmart corporation would change its name to Sears Holdings Corporation. The new corporation announced that it would continue to operate stores under both the Sears and Kmart brands.

The two companies cited several reasons for combining forces:

Sears had begun investing in new, larger off-mall stores, called Sears Grand. Earlier in the year, Sears had purchased dozens of current Kmart locations; the merger permitted the combined company to accelerate that process. Proprietary brands held by both companies could be made more accessible to their target demographics by leveraging their combined real estate holdings. Home wholesale party supplies wholesale packaging supplies camper supplies horse tack supplies eltron printer supplies cat pet supplies archival storage supplies solar powered electric fence solar powered attic fan industrial power supply solar powered attic fans power option mortgage loan power point viewer cable phone service counseling services on line dating services 24 hour answering service booklet printing services website design service application service provider web dating services senior dating service asian dating services service scheduling software business internet service provider jewish dating service consolidate debt service cable modem service serviced office london prepaid wireless service free matchmaking services cingular phone service fax internet service computer fax service warehousing service satellite television service discount long distance phone service direct mail advertising services dating online parent services single domain registration service contract hosting service web auction payment services conferencing product services web