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Sears seems to be doing a better job at managing their inventory and halting the decline in same store sales.  These are definitely positive trends but it doesn’t change my agnostic outlook towards the viability of their retail operations.  I think Sears is an asset play and the key thing for investors is to understand...
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Sears (SHLD) is making a lot of interesting moves right now to monetize their assets and raise cash.  While the environment for their appliance heavy retail operations is not very favorable, there is a lot of value in various components of Sears Holdings that can add value to shareholders. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-01/sears-spinoff-plan-may-boost-lampert-s-control.html INVESTING IN THE FINANCIAL MARKETS...
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In this article the author outlines the usual reasons why Sears (SHLD) has declined over the last several years. His comments on declining sales, lack of revenue growth, asset dispositions, and management changes are all accurate.  What people don’t realize is that one of the smartest decisions Edward Lampert made was not too invest any...
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This article outlines some of the possibilities for Sears.  I don’t disagree with their scenarios but they don’t add much in terms of the value of the various assets.  I think many people are drastically understating the actual value of the real estate and long term leases.  Also if housing does come back and appliance...
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Consistent with the evolution of Sears (SHLD) the company is endeavoring to license three of their key brands to other products and retailers.  Kenmore, Craftsman, and Diehard will be sold at other stores and the brand names can be licensed for other products.  While their exclusivity drove traffic to Sears, the return on invested capital...
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This morning was very exciting as one of the truly great value investors Edward Lampert appeared on CNBC to discuss the legacy of one of his mentor’s Richard Rainwater.  While it would have been wonderful to hear Lampert discuss Sears in more detail, the interview was very interesting and enjoyable, as all of the participants...
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Today the Wall Street Journal posted an article outlining some of the technological steps that Sears is taking to improve their retail performance.  While I think these programs are good I am still not really optimistic as to their future as a retailer in their current form.  I think Sears has tremendously valuable brands and...
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Today SHLD reported disappointing earnings as was expected given their announcement right after Christmas, which caused the stock to drop substantially.    As you are aware we have never been advocates of Sears as a best in class retailer because it simply is not.  Our investment thesis has been that the value of the assets minus...
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While all the news lately has been bad for Sears, I found it quite interesting that the CEO who owns 60% of SHLD in his Hedge Fund just bought a huge amount of stock.  Sears has never been an investment based on confidence in its retailing operations and I think that purchases like this speak...
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