Sears, K-Mart Announce Merger
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The US retail companies Sears Roebuck and Company and K-Mart have agreed to merge in a deal they say is worth $11 billion. The merger announced early Wednesday will create a new company called Sears Holding Corporation.
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Retailer Sears, Roebuck &amp; Co. on Wednesday said it completed the planned acquisition of 50 stores from Kmart Holding Corp., agreeing to pay $575.
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Kmart Holding Corp. posted its fourth straight quarterly profit on Wednesday as the discount retailer and Sears, Roebuck and Co. announced an &#36;11 billion merger.
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TOLEDO -- Attention Kmart shoppers, the discount retailer is buying Sears. Wednesday, Kmart Holding announced its $11 billion purchase of Sears Roebuck.
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Sears, Roebuck and Co. is limping into its proposed merger with Kmart. The department-store giant reported an 86 percent drop in fourth-quarter net earnings Thursday after shedding its profitable credit-card unit a year earlier, its results now solely dependent on sagging retail sales.
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(November 18, 2004) - Amid talk of store closings, staff layoffs and name changes, shoppers and others are watching to see how the announced merger of Kmart and Sears will affect Rochester retailing.
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Sears, Roebuck &amp; Co. and discount retailer Kmart Holding Corp. said on Nov. 17, 2004, that they would merge in an $11 billion deal to form the third-largest US retailer.
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Sears and Kmart have attracted more attention lately for their real estate than their retailing prowess. The companies, which agreed to merge in an $11-billion deal last week, have garnered investors&#39; interest
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Kmart Holding Corp. KMRT.O, the  discount chain pulled from bankruptcy by hedge fund operator  Edward Lampert, will buy Sears, Roebuck & Co. S.N for $10.85  billion in a bold play to revive two of America's best-known,  but long-struggling, retail brands.
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The debut of Sears Holding Corp. drew mixed reviews Wednesday as Wall Street cheered while retail experts scratched their heads. Kmart Holding Corp.
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The parent company of the Sweetwater Kmart, Kmart Holding Corp., announced on Wednesday that they are acquiring department store chain Sears, Roebuck and Co.
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NEW YORK - US department store operator Sears, Roebuck &amp; Co. and discount retailer Kmart Holding Corp. Wednesday said they would merge in an $11 billion deal to form the third-largest US retailer.
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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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U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday lifted  by a merger between retailers Kmart and Sears,  better-than-expected earnings from Hewlett-Packard and data  showing a slight rise in core inflation.
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Kmart Holding Corp. (KMRT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Thursday it would sell 45 stores for $524 million to Sears, Roebuck and Co.
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Kmart, fresh from bankruptcy and ready for action, is buying Sears in a surprising $11 billion gamble aimed at helping the two chains survive the onslaught of their giant competitors Wal-Mart and Target.
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Ed Lampert came out of stealth mode when he announced the acquisition of Sears (S:NYSE - news - research) by Kmart (KMRT:Nasdaq - news - research) Wednesday.