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Apr 19, 2019 8:21 AM CDT

Sears Sues Own Ex-Chairman

Claims Eddie Lampert stripped it of $2B in assets

(Newser) - Sears Holdings Corp. is suing its former chairman and largest shareholder Eddie Lampert, alleging the billionaire stripped the once iconic company of more than $2 billion in assets. The lawsuit, which was filed late Wednesday with the US Bankruptcy Court of the Southern District of New York, also names former...

Looks Like Sears Has One
Final Gasp of Breath

Jan 16, 2019 8:31 AM CST

Looks Like Sears Has One Final Gasp of Breath

Chairman Eddie Lampert won bankruptcy auction, can maybe keep stores open

(Newser) - Sears has won a reprieve in a desperate attempt to stave off its own demise. The company's largest shareholder and chairman, Eddie Lampert, won a bankruptcy auction in New York, per a source familiar with negotiations. Lampert had upped his bid to more than $5 billion in recent days,...

Sears Gets Another Reprieve From Liquidation

Sears Gets Another Lifeline

Jan 9, 2019 12:54 AM CST

Sears Gets Another Lifeline

Eddie Lampert says he can add cash to bid

(Newser) - Sears received another lifeline Tuesday when the company's chairman and largest shareholder promised to line up the necessary financing to keep the struggling department store chain afloat. The reprieve came after what Sears lawyers described to a bankruptcy judge in New York as "round-the-clock" negotiations following the company...

Slumping Sears Ousts CEO

Jan 28, 2008 9:39 AM CST

Slumping Sears Ousts CEO

Board dumps Lewis as part of restructuring plan to boost retailer's falling sales, stock

(Newser) - Sears Holdings CEO Aylwin Lewis will depart as part of company-wide restructuring, the Wall Street Journal reports. Sears stock has plummeted 40% since July, and the retailer's sales were down 3.5% this holiday season. The company, which was created when Kmart Holding Corp. took over Sears in 2005, last...

Sears Chief Wins Worst CEO Award

OPINION

Dec 6, 2007 12:51 PM CST

Sears Chief Wins Worst CEO Award

Lampert beats out crowded field of execs: MarketWatch columnist

(Newser) - There were lots of rotten CEOs this year, writes MarketWatch’s Herb Greenberg, but the man who stood above (below?) the pack was Sears Chairman Eddie Lampert. Lampert is revered for his brilliant trading at ESL Investments, but he’s a bad retail boss, espousing a profit-over-sales ethos that’s...