.....Sears to close 100 to 120 Kmart, Sears stores.Zoom Photos. .This Nov. 9, 2011 photo, shows signs at at Kmart store, in New York. Sears Holdings Corp. said Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011, it plans to close 100 to 120 of its Sears and Kmart stores as its holiday sales disappointed and it looks to reduce costs. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
NEW YORK -- Between 100 and 120 Sears and Kmart stores are shutting down after terrible holiday sales during the most crucial time of the year for retailers.
Sears Holdings Corp., based in Hoffman Estates, said in a news release Tuesday the company has not yet determined which stores will close.
The company said the store closings will generate $140 to $170 million in cash in inventory sales. The retailer anticipates additional proceeds from the sale or sublease of real estate holdings.
The retailer says that same-store revenue fell 5.2 percent to date for the quarter at both Sears and Kmart. Kmart's declining sales were blamed on diminished layaways and a drop in clothing and consumer electronics sales. Sears' cited lackluster consumer electronics and home appliance sales.
Sears has more than 4,000 stores in the U.S. and Canada. Springfield has a Sears store inside White Oaks Mall and Kmarts on Wabash Avenue and Clear Lake Avenue.
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