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Summary

• Closures rise to include 63 Kmart stores, 34 Sears stores, 34 Sears Auto Centers, 1 Kmart distribution center and 1 Sears product repair facility.
• Sears lists thousands of its open and operating facilities as available for full or partial lease.
• Sears says its physical stores remain "integral" to its transformation, will hire for the holidays.

More stores have been added to the tally of Sears and Kmart locations shutting down. The locations include 63 Kmart stores; 34 Sears stores; 34 Sears Auto Centers, 32 of which are associated with closing Sears stores; 1 Kmart distribution center and 1 Sears product repair facility. More locations could be added to the list. The closures are scheduled between November and January, with many stores closing before Christmas.

The closures have been compiled from liquidation, layoff and closure notices from Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD) received by multiple parties, including employees, property managers and local media. 7,048 layoffs have been announced, a number which could still grow.

All Sales Final: Exclusive list of Sears and Kmart closures

State	City	Store	Location	Layoffs	Liquidation Begins	Closes
AL	Centre	Kmart	1525 Chestnut Byp.	54	November 2	January 18
AL	Dothan	Sears + Auto	662 W Main St.	68	September 26	Early December
AL	Huntsville	Kmart	Huntsville Center	73	November 2	Mid January
CA	Diamond Bar	Kmart	249 S Diamond Bar Blvd.	Unk.	In Progress	December 7
CA	El Centro	Kmart	1950 N Imperial Ave.	75	Unannounced	Mid January
CA	Rocklin	Kmart	5615 Pacific St.	63	October 31	Mid January
CA	San Leandro	Kmart	250 Floresta Blvd.	102	Late September	December 7
CA	Yuba City	Kmart	850 Gray Ave.	63	September 28	December 7
CT	Torrington	Kmart	681 Main St.	73	September 28	Early December
DE	Claymont	Kmart	333 Naamans Rd.	87	Late September	Early December
FL	Clearwater	Sears Auto Only	Westfield Countryside	21	N/A	September 13
FL	Naples	Kmart	Park Shore Plaza	72	November 2	Mid January
FL	New Port Richey	Kmart	5725 US 19	58	September 28	Early December
FL	Oakland Park	Kmart	670 E Oakland Park Blvd.	112	September 4	Early November
FL	Winter Springs	Kmart	1425 Tuskawilla Rd.	69	November 2	Mid January
FL	Zephyrhills	Kmart	7422 Gall Blvd.	68	September 28	Early December
IA	Ames	Kmart	1405 Buckeye Ave.	44	September 28	Early December
IA	Clive	Kmart	10331 University Ave.	49	September 26	Early December
IA	Fort Dodge	Sears + Auto	Crossroads Mall	41	October 31	Mid January
ID	Chubbuck	Sears Only	Pine Ridge Mall	28	August 15	Early November
IL	Bloomington	Kmart	Colonial Plaza	79	November 2	Mid January
IL	Crystal Lake	Kmart	6000 Route 14	77	September 10	November 16
IL	Danville	Sears + Auto	Village Mall	63	September 26	Early December
IL	Forest Park	Kmart	7630 W Roosevelt Rd.	107	September 28	Early December
IL	Forsyth	Sears + Auto	Hickory Point Mall	45	September 26	Early December
IL	Peoria	Kmart	Evergreen Square	73	September 28	Early December
IN	Bedford	Kmart	Town Fair Center	62	September 28	December
IN	Decatur	Kmart	804 S 13th St.	49	September 28	Early December
IN	Evansville	Sears + Auto	Washington Square Mall	91	September 28	Early December
IN	Fort Wayne	Kmart	820 N Coliseum Blvd.	69	September 28	Early December
IN	Greenwood	Kmart	860 Hwy. 31 S	78	November 2	Mid January
IN	Indianapolis	Kmart	2715 Madison Ave.	131	September 28	Early December
IN	Indianapolis	Kmart	7425 E Washington St.	139	September 28	Early December
IN	Muncie	Kmart	1501 E McGalliard Rd.	59	September 28	December
KS	Wichita	Sears + Auto	Towne West Square	103	September 26	Early December
KY	Owensboro	Sears + Auto	Towne Square Mall	52	September 26	Early December
MA	Kingston	Sears + Auto	Independence Mall	73	October 31	Mid January
MD	Baltimore	Kmart	Northwest Plaza	107	September 28	Early December
ME	Presque Isle	Sears + Auto	Aroostook Centre Mall	63	October 31	January 18
MI	Ann Arbor	Kmart	Maple Village	59	November 2	Mid January
MI	Bay City	Sears + Auto	Bay City Mall	47	October 31	Mid January
MI	Burton	Kmart	1145 N. Belsay Rd.	85	September 28	Early December
MI	Flint	Kmart	3083 Miller Rd.	81	September 28	Early December
MI	Iron Mountain	Kmart	1800 S Stephenson Ave.	54	November 2	Mid January
MI	Madison Heights	Kmart	29101 John R Rd.	179	September 28	Early December
MI	Port Huron	Kmart	1179 32nd St.	188	September 28	Early December
MI	Rochester Hills	Kmart	1100 S Rochester Rd.	77	September 28	Early December
MI	Waterford	Sears + Auto	Summit Place Mall	75	September 26	Early December
MN	Anoka	Kmart	1100 W Main St.	47	September 28	Early December
MN	Blaine	Kmart	8949 University Ave. NE	60	September 28	Early December
MN	Burnsville	Kmart	14230 Burnhaven Dr.	62	September 28	Early December
MN	Waite Park	Kmart	40 2nd St. S	57	September 28	Early December
MO	Florissant	Kmart	Dunn Center	100	September 28	Early December
MO	St. Joseph	Kmart	3909 Hwy. 169 S	64	August 17	Early November
MT	Bozemann	Kmart	1126 N 7th Ave.	37	November 2	Mid January
MT	Great Falls	Sears + Auto	Holiday Village Mall	65	September 26	Early December
NC	Cary	Sears Only	Cary Towne Center	66	October 31	Mid January
NC	Gastonia	Sears + Auto	Eastridge Mall	65	September 19	December 19
NC	Greensboro	Kmart	1302 Bridford Pkwy.	96	In progress	November 2
NC	Kinston	Kmart	Kinston Square	64	September 28	Early December
NC	Reidsville	Kmart	1623 Way St.	54	September 28	Early December
ND	Dickinson	Kmart	Prairie Hills Mall	41	September 28	Early December
NE	Omaha	Kmart	13405 W Maple Rd,	50	September 28	Early December
NH	Claremont	Kmart	367 Washington St.	59	September 28	Early December
NJ	Paramus	Kmart	859 N Route 17	74	September 21	Early December
NJ	Randolph	Kmart	140 Route 10	91	October 5	December
NM	Albuquerque	Kmart	Hilltop Plaza	59	September 28	December 7
NV	Sparks	Kmart Dist.	1400 S McCarran Blvd.	100	N/A	Late December
NY	Auburn	Sears + Auto	Fingerlakes Mall	51	October 31	Mid January
NY	Ithaca	Sears + Auto	Ithaca Mall	37	September 26	December
NY	Massena	Sears + Auto	St. Lawrence Centre	51	October 31	Mid January
NY	Syracuse	Kmart	Erie Blvd E	92	November 2	Mid January
OH	Columbus	Sears Repair	6230 Busch Blvd.	112	N/A	November 9
OH	Fairborn	Kmart	Five Points Plaza	66	September 28	Early December
OH	Marion	Sears Auto Only	Southland Mall	9	N/A	September 27
OH	Marysville	Kmart	1000 N Main St.	40	In progress	Early December
OH	Solon	Sears + Auto	6221 SOM Center Rd.	53	September	Early December
OH	Springfield	Kmart	1476 Upper Valley Pike	68	September 28	Early December
OK	Enid	Sears + Auto	Oakwood Mall	38	October 31	Mid January
OK	Muskogee	Sears + Auto	Arrowhead Mall	60	August 15	Early November
OR	Albany	Sears + Auto	Heritage Mall	57	October 31	Mid January
PA	Bloomsburg	Sears + Auto	Columbia Mall	57	October 31	January 18
PA	Chambersburg	Sears + Auto	Chambersburg Mall	62	October 31	Mid January
PA	Frackville	Sears + Auto	Schuylkill Mall	84	October 31	Mid January
PA	King of Prussia	Sears + Auto	King of Prussia Mall	114	October 24	Early December
PA	Lebanon	Sears + Auto	Lebanon Plaza	51	October 31	Mid January
PA	Rochester	Kmart	300 Brighton Ave.	78	September 28	Early December
PA	Tarentum	Sears + Auto	Galleria at Pittsburgh Mills	97	October 31	Mid January
PA	Warren	Kmart	1666 Market St.	62	September 28	December 7
PA	West Mifflin	Sears + Auto	Century III Mall	88	September 26	Early December
SC	Myrtle Beach	Kmart	1403 N Kings Hwy.	59	September 28	Early December
TN	Dickson	Kmart	301 Henslee Dr.	65	September 28	Mid November
UT	Woods Cross	Kmart	680 W 2600 S	54	September 28	Early December
VA	Chesapeake	Sears + Auto	Chesapeake Square	82	October 31	Mid January
VA	Dale City	Kmart	2851 Dale Blvd.	69	September 26	Early December
VA	Front Royal	Kmart	Royal Plaza	88	November 2	Mid January
VT	Rutland	Sears + Auto	Diamond Run Mall	65	September 26	Early December
WI	Fond du Lac	Sears + Auto	Forest Mall	42	August 15	Early November
WI	Glendale	Sears + Auto	Bayshore Town Center	67	September 26	Early December
WI	Janesville	Kmart	2233 Old Humes Rd.	70	September 28	Early December
WV	Bluefield	Sears + Auto	Mercer Mall	64	September 26	Early December

Closures ca

n cause hassles for customers, especially for pharmacy patients who will have their medical records automatically transferred to other stores, including stores not operated by Sears Holdings. Layaway accounts will also be transferred to other stores or to the website, or be refunded. Those holding gift cards or Kenmore or Craftsman warranties may find that the nearest Sears location is now farther away. Purchases at liquidating stores are final and cannot be returned to other Sears or Kmart locations.

Sears has not revealed the total number of locations being closed, saying it will do so in its next quarterly filing. Those filings do not identify individual locations. Last week, Sears cast doubt on a report regarding the closures of "at least" 46 Kmart stores, 30 Sears department stores and 31 Sears Auto Centers, saying the number of closures was not accurate. Nine additional Kmart stores were later added to the tally. In an email Sunday, Sears spokesman Chris Brathwaite did not dispute a claim that the number of closures is higher than was originally reported, but said that stores have been notified, and that their employees are advised of the situation.

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Brathwaite said the retailer's physical stores "will continue to play an integral role in our transformation," a matter of public speculation as bullish investors such as Fairholme Capital founder Bruce Berkowitz promote the company's real estate value.

Sears has leased space at both its closed and operating facilities to a growing variety of tenants, including Kroger, Whole Foods, Aldi, Nordstrom Rack, Forever 21, Primark, Pottery Barn, West Elm, Dick's Sporting Goods, Sports Authority, 24 Hour Fitness, Planet Fitness, and more.

Sears Holdings' real estate division currently reports a US portfolio of 1,798 open Sears and Kmart stores available for full or partial lease, plus 1,086 open auto centers available, and a total of 186 available closed locations. In its second quarter filing, Sears Holdings reported 1,870 US stores open as of August 2.

Brathwaite did not comment on whether Sears is opening any new stores. Healthy retailers may regularly close lower-performing facilities while simultaneously opening new, more promising locations. However, closures of Sears Holdings' retail stores appear to be accelerating, from the 93 announced in 2013 to 130 announced in just the first half of 2014, plus the closures through the rest of the fiscal year ending January 31, as well as any 2015 closures that may be announced over the next three months until fiscal 2014's close.

In addition to income from landlording, Sears has seen growth in its online sales. The company said in its second quarter report that online and multi-channel sales had grown 18% over the prior year. But David Tawil, president of Maglan Capital, says that, while Sears' landlord and online ventures are a path forward, they're not sustainable.

"The online business faces too many formidable competitors and it has not made enough of a splash to date to be a leader," he says. "With respect to real estate, the conventional thinking had always been that ESL's Sears/Kmart investment was a real estate play, and the landlord activity is clearly in-line with that. However, general big-box bricks-and-mortar has become less relevant to retail over time, and that trend doesn't seem like it will be slowing down. So, some of SHLD's portfolio may have good value, however, I don't think that's generally true."

Sears reported employing approximately 226,000 workers at the end of fiscal 2013, down from 317,000 following the merger of Sears and Kmart in 2005. Brathwaite says the company currently employs "more than 200,000" workers and that the company will also engage in holiday hiring.

Tawil said that as the CEO and chairman is both the largest shareholder and the person who controls the release of information and timing of liquidity moves, "the 'house deck' is too stacked against the independent investor for our taste."

The Fitch credit rating agency downgraded Sears' issuer default rating to "CC" last month.

Berkowitz purchased over 400,000 shares of Sears common stock last week, raising his holdings to over 26 million shares valued at over $1 billion as of Friday's close.

Shares of Sears Holdings rose 4.4% Thursday after the first report of store closures. The company's stock rose a further 8.4% to close at $38.97 Friday following the late Thursday disclosure of Berkowitz's continued insider purchases.