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Sears Holdings Corporation

5/23/2012, 2:33 PM ET
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  • 7:56 AM Industry analysts see the move by Sears Holdings (SHLD) to reduce its stake in Sears Canada to 51% as clearing the path for a host of U.S. retailers to jump in to take advantage of the void as Sears Canada trims its operations. Both Nordstrom (JWN) and Saks (SKS) could jump into a Canadian market that boasts 50% higher sales per square foot at malls than in the U.S., while Target (TGT) might accelerate its own expansion plans.
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  • Friday 6:53 AM Timing is a major consideration for the proposed spinoff of Sears Canada by Sears Holdings (SHLD) because the distribution of shares will be a taxable event even though no cash passes hands. At issue, a current dividend tax rate of 15% that is slated to jump to 43.4% next year unless Congress jumps in.
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  • Thursday 3:30 PM What goes around, comes around: After warm trends were cited in the better-than-expected earnings report of some majpr retailers, analysts warn that the extra consumer dollars pulled into Q1 may mean there is less to go around in Q2. Home Depot (HD -2.6%) may stand front in center of the trend as witnessed by April's numbers showing slowing growth, with Target (TGT -0.7%) and Sears Holdings (SHLD +3.5%) also at risk of a weather-inspired bounce down.
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    Wed, May 9 • Michael Clark • Comment!
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    Tue, May 1 • Tim Travis • Comment!
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Company Description

Sears Holdings Corporation (“Holdings,” “we,” “us,” “our,” or the “Company”) is the parent company of Kmart Holding Corporation (“Kmart”) and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (“Sears”). Holdings was formed as a Delaware corporation in 2004 in connection with the merger of Kmart and Sears (the “Merger”).... More

Sector: Services
Industry: Department Stores
Country: United States