Sears Holdings Corporation - SWOT Analysis

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Sears Holdings Corporation (Sears Holdings or "the company") is a diversified retailer with 2,235 full-line and 1,284 specialty retail stores in the US and 402 full-line and specialty retail stores in Canada. The company operates through Sears and Kmart retail stores in the US and through Sears Canada in Canada. The company is headquartered in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, and employs approximately 322,000 people. The company recorded revenues of $44,043 million during the financial year ended January 2010 (FY2010), a decrease of 5.8% compared to 2009. The decrease in net sales is attributed to lower comparable store sales and fewer Kmart and Sears full-line stores in operation during 2009, and includes a decline due to foreign currency exchange rates. The operating profit of Sears Holdings was $713 million in FY2010, compared to a profit of $302 million in 2009. The increase in operating profits is the result of reductions in selling and administrative expenses. The net profit was $235 million in FY2010, compared to a net profit of $99 million in 2009.

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