Wednesday, November 17, 2004

holy crap! sears and kmart are merging



Two of the nation's biggest retailers announced plans to merge Wednesday, with Sears Roebuck & Co. and Kmart Holding Corp. teaming up in a deal valued at $11 billion.

The merger will give rise to a company named Sears Holdings Corp., which the parties said will rank as the No. 3 U.S. retailer -- after Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Target Corp. -- with approximately $55 billion in annual revenue as well as a national footprint of nearly 3,500 retail stores.

Read more at Sears, Kmart set $11 billion retailing merger.

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