Four Sears stores in North Carolina are closing as part of the company's move to shut down more than 100 stores nationwide. None of the stores are in the Triangle.
On Monday, Sears Holdings announced it would close 100 to 120 Sears and Kmart stores across the country after holiday sales were weaker than the company expected.
On Thursday, it listed 79 of the stores it plans to close and said more announcements will be made "as they come available."
The four Sears that will close in the state are in Statesville, High Point, Rocky Mount and Morehead City. No Kmarts were on the list.
The company did not say how many employees would be affected, but a typical store employs between 40 and 80.
Mary Cornatzer has worked at The News & Observer for more than 25 years, covering the local music industry, state movie industry and travel. She has been the paper's Business editor since 2000. Contact Mary at 919-829-4755 or
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here is a
Thu, 12/29/2011 - 22:32 — slickdoobihere is a list
http://searsholdings.com/about/122711_close.pdf
No link?
Thu, 12/29/2011 - 19:14 — bellaparolaThis is a blog, right? It is customary for blogs to include LINKS to the source of information, which might be of interest to those with interests outside the local area. Just a suggestion.