Sears, Kmart Agree on Merger
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Description: Two of the nation&#39;s oldest and best-known retailers -- Sears, Roebuck and Co. and Kmart -- agree to merge in a deal worth an estimated $11 billion.
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The monster merger between Troy, Mich.-based Kmart Holding Corp. and Hoffman Estates, Ill.-based Sears Roebuck &amp; Co. may have local impact.
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Sears and Kmart are planning to merge. With the merge, they will become the third largest US retailer, with combined revenue of $55B and more than 3,500 store locations.
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Kmart Holding Corp. , the discount chain pulled from bankruptcy by hedge fund operator Edward Lampert, will buy Sears, Roebuck & Co.  for &#36;10.85 billion in a bold play to revive two of America's best-known, but long-struggling, retail brands.
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What will happen to Grass Valley&#39;s Kmart and Sears stores remains to be seen after their parent firms announced a merger Wednesday.
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Kmart and Sears announced an $11 billion merger that will make it the third largest retailer in the country. Exactly how the merger might affect the two Tullahoma outlets is still uncertain.
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The discount retailer Kmart Holding Corp. is combining with one of the most venerable names in U.S. retailing, Sears, Roebuck &amp; Co., in an &#36;11 billion deal that will create the nation's third largest retailer.
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Sears Roebuck & Co.  will change its listing to the Nasdaq Stock Market after its purchase by Kmart Holdings Corp. , ending the retailer's nearly 100-year association with the New York Stock Exchange.
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Two of the biggest names in the retail world are becoming one. In an announcement Wednesday, Kmart and Sears, Roebuck &amp; Co. have agreed to merge in a deal totalling $11 billion.
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Sears, Roebuck and Co. and Kmart Holding Corporation announced an agreement to merge into a new retail giant named Sears Holdings Corporation by March 2005, in a deal worth some 11 billion dollars (8.4 billion euros).
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Sears, Roebuck & Co. and Kmart Holding  Corp. on Wednesday said they would merge in an $11 billion deal  to form the third-largest U.S. retailer.
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U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday as  retailers Kmart and Sears announced a $11.5 billion merger,  signaling corporate America's confidence in the economy, while  Hewlett-Packard's better-than-expected earnings helped boost  tech shares with the hope of increased spending in the sector.
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Two closed Kmart stores in the Tampa Bay area are among 50 nationwide acquired by Sears, Roebuck and Co. in a $576-million deal announced Wednesday.
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WASHINGTON - Two of America&#39;s oldest retail chains revealed a surprise US$11.5-billion merger plan yesterday that will see Kmart and Sears springboard to become the third-largest retailer in the United States.
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Discount retailer Kmart Holding Corp.  will buy department store operator Sears, Roebuck & Co. in a  $11.5 billion deal unveiled on Wednesday, creating the  third-largest U.S. retailer.
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The sudden merger of Sears and Kmart in an $11 billion deal will create a merchandising behemoth that might hold its own against Wal-Mart and Target.
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A Kmart employee pushes shopping carts into the store in the Northridge section of Los Angeles Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2004. Kmart is acquiring Sears, one of the most venerable names in US retailing, in a surprise