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Sears Canada turns to Amazon to power its web site

Another major retail brand has hired Amazon to run its web site. Sears Canada has reached an agreement with Amazon Services Inc. for Amazon to build Sears a new web site.

Posted 04/27/2005Kurt PetersPost a comment

Sears reportedly looking to sell Lands’ End

Sears wants to throw in the towel in its bid to grow its softlines business with Lands’ End, according to published reports that Sears is looking for a buyer for its popular apparel brand.

Posted 03/16/2005Kurt PetersPost a comment

In-store pickup of online orders more consistent at Sears

Although it’s most popular during the holiday season, in-store pickup of online goods bought at Sears.com is proving to be consistently popular year-round, accounting for about 40% of all online orders.

Posted 11/10/2003Paul DemeryPost a comment

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Sears stores carrying Lands’ End outperform others in apparel sales

The Lands’ End brand is pushing up apparel sales in Sears stores, helping to drive a 1.1% increase in overall third-quarter revenue to $7.3 billion, Sears, Roebuck and Co. reports. Lands` End is now in all full-line Sears stores.

Posted 10/17/2003Paul DemeryPost a comment

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Sears says Lands` End key to 2002 rise in profits

Sears is starting to get the push it needs from Lands` End, which helped the retailer realize improved fourth-quarter profitability both corporate-wide and in its retail segment, the company said. "Lands` End exceeded our expectations," Sears says.

Posted 01/17/2003Paul DemeryPost a comment

Sears finds a link between number of channels and spend per shopper

Sears, Roebuck and Co. is finding that customers’ shopping frequency is directly tied to the number of channels they shop in with three-channel shoppers spending three times as much as one-channel shoppers.

Posted 09/24/2002Kurt PetersPost a comment

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Sears completes its takeover of Lands’ End

Sears, Roebuck and Co. announced today that it has acquired 98% of the outstanding stock of Lands’ End Inc. at $62 a share.

Posted 06/17/2002Kurt PetersPost a comment

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Sears to acquire Lands’ End in $1.9 billion deal

Direct merchant Lands’ End gets a store base while Sears gets a potential new customer base and some new direct marketing expertise. But analysts ask: Can Sears pull it off?

Posted 05/13/2002Kurt PetersPost a comment