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The 5 Ways Chairman Lampert Destroyed Sears’ Value

Adam Hartung

USAToday alerted investors that when Sears Holdings reports results 2/25/16 they will be horrible. Back in January, 2014 CNBC headlined “ Tracking the Slow Death of an Icon ” as it listed all the things that went wrong for Sears in 2013 – and they have not changed two years later. Value Destruction.

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Innovation – Why Bezos Succeeded, While Lampert Failed at Sears

Adam Hartung

Last week Sears announced sales and earnings. Chart Source: Yahoo Finance 5/13/16. Ed Lampert, CEO of hedge fund ESL, starts buying the bonds. Ed Lampert, CEO of hedge fund ESL, starts buying the bonds. He takes control of the company, makes himself Chairman, and rapidly moves through proceedings.

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