Options for Exit: The End of Sears
Keywords:
organizational decline, strategic managementAbstract
For decades Sears, once the nation’s largest retailer, has been struggling. As early as 2004, people questioned if Sears could survive. Today, its demise seems nearly certain. But Sears still has hundreds of stores, billions in assets, major investors, and valuable consumer brands. The sinking may be inevitable, but slow. Sears is facing what could be the most difficult strategic decision of its life: how to die.
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2020-04-17
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