Sears Outlet

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discount store chain retail chain subsidiary business

Sears Outlet was a chain of discount retail stores offering overstocked, discontinued, and refurbished merchandise from Sears, Roebuck & Co.

Aliases (1)

Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	discount store chain → retail chain → subsidiary business →
brandRelationship	used Sears name and branding →
brandSource	Craftsman → DieHard → Kenmore → Sears brands →
businessModel	discount retailing →
competitiveSpace	competed with other outlet and clearance retailers →
conditionOfGoods	new overstock items → open-box items → refurbished items → scratch-and-dent items →
country	United States →
discountType	off-price retailing →
focus	clearance inventory → large home appliances → scratch-and-dent items →
industry	retail →
inventorySource	Sears distribution centers → Sears full-line stores →
merchandiseType	discontinued merchandise → overstocked merchandise → refurbished merchandise →
notableCategory	big-box retailer →
operatedBy	Sears Holdings Corporation → Sears, Roebuck & Co. →
ownershipChange	later combined with American Freight → spun off from Sears Holdings to independent ownership →
parentCompany	Sears Holdings Corporation → Sears, Roebuck & Co. →
pricingStrategy	reduced prices versus traditional Sears stores →
productType	appliances → home goods → mattresses → tools →
rebranding	rebranded as American Freight in many locations →
relation	successor to some Sears clearance operations →
returnPolicy	varied by store and item condition →
salesChannel	brick-and-mortar stores → online store →
serviceArea	multiple U.S. states →
status	defunct brand name →
storeFormat	outlet store → warehouse-style store →
targetMarket	value-conscious consumers →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Sears Holdings Corporation ("Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores") →	operatedChain
Sears, Roebuck & Co. →	operatedStoreFormat