Brostocks has extensively covered the demise of Sears by tracking the number of stores remaining and visiting individual locations and providing video. But the Sears name and sign still hangs in over 40 states but maybe not in the way you’ll recall from your childhood. The vast majority of states have what are called Sears Hometown stores that sell goods such as home appliances, lawn and garden power equipment, tools, mattresses, fitness equipment and more.
The Sears Hometown Stores began in 1993 in predominately rural markets. In 2012, Sears Hometown spun off from Sears Holdings and became Sears Hometown & Outlet Stores (SHOS). However, by 2019 after Sears Holdings went bankrupt and emerged as the newly formed Transform Co, they bought back the Sears Hometown brand. Sears Hometown stores are primarily franchise locations independently owned and operated, but some of the stores are owned by the Transform Co company. They are significantly smaller than a standard Sears mall store.
Like the full-line Sears stores primarily in malls and large shopping centers, the Hometown stores have struggled and that has resulted in mass closures. In May 2022, it was announced nearly 100 stores were closing. Now, on December 12, 2022 it was announced that all Sears Hometown stores would be closing and liquidating as the Sears Hometown division filed for bankruptcy. According to the Sears Hometown CEO, Elissa Robertson, reduced sales during the Covid-19 pandemic and disputes with majority owner Transformco — the entity that emerged from the Sears bankruptcy reorganization — are the primary reasons for the bankruptcy. Below was the list we put together in Fall 2022 with the remaining locations. However, soon all of these stores will be gone and liquidated.
Alabama
Andalusia
Enterprise
Foley
Jackson
Oneonta
Selma
Arizona
Bullhead City
Fountain Hills
Arkansas
Arkadelphia
Ash Flat
Berryville
Cabot
Camden
Clarksville
Crossett
Harrison
Malvern
Monticello
Russellville
West Helena
Wynne
California
Auburn
Clearlake
Coachella
Napa
Taft
Tehachapi
Ukiah
Colorado
Alamosa
Durango
Fort Collins (Appliance and Mattress)
Montrose
Salida
Sterling
Trinidad
Delaware
Middletown
Seaford
Florida
Dunnellon
Ft. Pierce
St. Augustine
Starke
Summerfield
Georgia
Blairsville
Dublin
Macon
Moultrie
Sandersville
Statesboro
Hawaii
Honolulu (Appliance and Mattress)
Kailua Kona
Idaho
Burley
Mountain Home
Illinois
Effingham
Dekalb
Flora
Harrisburg
Jacksonville
Olney
Indiana
Angola
Connersville
Iowa
Burlington
Fairfield
Fort Dodge
Mason City
Kansas
Atchison
Chapman
Dodge City
Hays
Independence
Ottawa
Kentucky
Danville
Middlesboro
Pikeville
Somerset
South Williamson
Louisiana
Bogalusa
DeRidder
Maine
Caribou
Farmington
Maryland
Chestertown
Michigan
Fenton
Minnesota
Hutchinson
Little Falls
Mississippi
Brookhaven
Byram
Greenwood
Magee
Natchez
Olive Branch
Oxford
Vicksburg
Missouri
Ava
Clinton
Maryville
Nevada
Montana
Kalispell
Nebraska
Chadron
Columbus
Fremont
Kearney
Norfolk
New Mexico
Carlsbad
Ruidoso Downs
Silver City
New York
Cobleskill
Oneonta
Warsaw
North Carolina
Aberdeen
Dunn
Murphy
Sanford
Spruce Pine
Ohio
Bowling Green
Norwalk
Oklahoma
Altus
Elk City
Muskogee
Oregon
Florence
Harbor
McMinnville
North Bend
Ontario
Pennsylvania
Kittanning
Pleasantville
St. Marys
Puerto Rico
Aguadilla
Barranquitas
Manati
Toa Baja
Rhode Island
North Kingstown
South Carolina
Greenwood
Walterboro
South Dakota
Spearfish
Tennessee
Crossville
Texas
Bay City
Canton
Corsicana
El Campo
Fulton
Houston
Humble
Liberty
Nacogdoches
Plainview
Pleasanton
Sealy
Sugar Land
Uvalde
Vermont
Barre
Morrisville
Washington
Colville
Ellensburg
Oak Harbor
Port Angeles
Seqium
West Virginia
Elkins
Wisconsin
Ashland
Chippewa Falls
Cudahy
Menomonie
Rice Lake
Sparta
Superior
Wyoming
Laramie
Sheridan
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