Here Are Sears Holding’s Five “Fraudulent Transfers” and Why “Culpable Insiders” Lampert, Mnuchin, et. al Got Sued by Wolf Richter • Apr 18, 2019 • 63 Comments Greed and scheming dominated the five deals: SHO, the spinoffs of Orchard, Sears Canada, Lands’ End, and the putrid Seritage deal.
Dead Meat Walking: Why Sears Will Be Liquidated by Wolf Richter • Oct 15, 2018 • 72 Comments Bankruptcy can only restructure debts; it cannot revive mutilated brands and bring back mauled customers.
My “Free” Advice for Sears Holding CEO Eddie Lampert by Wolf Richter • Sep 14, 2018 • 103 Comments “Don’t write any more blog posts to blame pensioners for the collapse of Sears Holding after you wasted $5.8 billion on share buybacks.”
Dead Meat Walking: Sears Revenue & Store Count to Hit Zero by 2020 by Wolf Richter • Sep 13, 2018 • 54 Comments Defying my dictum that nothing goes to hell in a straight line.
Sears is Dead Meat Walking, after Horrid Holiday Quarter by Wolf Richter • Mar 14, 2018 • 41 Comments Why is Sears’ CEO still touting “progress,” even in SEC filings? Why not tell investors the truth, for once?
Sears Holdings Exhausts its Last Credit Facility by Wolf Richter • Oct 31, 2017 • 49 Comments It risks running out of money just before the holiday selling season.
Why Did Sears Holdings’ Largest Outside Shareholder Suddenly Jump Overboard? by Wolf Richter • Oct 16, 2017 • 44 Comments 4th director to quit in 10 months. Bankruptcy prospects heat up.
Sears Revenues to Hit Zero in 3 Years. But Bankruptcy First by Wolf Richter • Aug 25, 2017 • 72 Comments This baby is going down the tubes at an ever faster speed.
Sears Revenues Plunge, to Hit Zero in 3 Years, Shares Jump by Wolf Richter • May 25, 2017 • 80 Comments The ingenious strategy of cost-cutting and store-closing your way out of trouble: Pretty soon, it leads to zero.
I’m in Awe of How Fast Brick-and-Mortar Retail is Melting Down by Wolf Richter • Apr 24, 2017 • 180 Comments As so many times, Private Equity firms are in the thick of it.