<div><p>CHICAGO (Reuters) - It took two years to erect what was once the tallest building in the world. It may take a bit longer for the public to take to its new name.</p><p>On Thursday, the 36-year-old Sears Tower becomes the Willis Tower, ...
<div><p>Should Chicago's iconic Sears Tower -- the tallest building in the United States -- now go by the Big Willie?</p><p>Why not, says the head of the British insurance group which was granted naming rights to the building on Thursday.</p><p>"People should have ...
<div><p>CHICAGO (Reuters) - With only 160 shopping days left, it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in some stores.</p><p>After U.S. retailers posted 10 straight months of sales declines, some chains are trying to bring holiday spirit -- and revenue -- to ...
<div><p>CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. consumers will spend 8.5 percent to 12 percent less this year on back-to-school items than they did last year, as cash-strapped parents try to get children to wear last year's fashions, a retail industry monitor said on Tuesday.</p><p>A ...
<div><p> Frigidaire is recalling about 35,000 clothes washers sold under the Crosley, Frigidaire, Kelvinator, Kenmore, Wascomat, and White-Westinghouse brand names. An internal defect in the washer's drain pump can cause heat to build up, posing a fire hazard to the consumer. </p><p>This ...
<div id="subtitle">20 Sears toys will offer toys on Saturday from Hasbro, Mattel and other toy makers</div><div><p>Sears Holdings Corp., the retail chain lead by chairman and hedge fund financier Eddie Lampert, said Wednesday it will begin to offer toys in 20 of its ...
<div id="subtitle">Sears, Kmart aims to help customers to save for Christmas buying by offering club card</div><div><p>Sears Holdings Corp. aims to get an edge over its competition this holiday season by getting shoppers to start saving for Christmas presents now through a new ...
<div id="subtitle">Sears moves to 2nd-quarter loss on store closings, severance and pension plan costs</div><div><p>Once a mainstay in American shopping culture, the parent of Sears and Kmart stores took another step backward Thursday, announcing a surprising second-quarter loss that dimmed hopes about the ...
<div><p>WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - Sears Holding Corp <SHLD.O> reported a surprise quarterly loss that dimmed investors' hopes that Chairman Eddie Lampert could succeed in turning around the struggling retailer.</p><p>The company's cost cuts, its main focus, failed to keep pace with declining revenue ...
<div id="subtitle">Sears Holdings second-quarter results at a glance</div><div><p>THE NUMBERS: Sears Holdings Corp. lost $94 million, or 79 cents per share, for the three month period ended Aug. 1. That's compares with a profit of $65 million, or 50 cents per share, a ...
