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Lampert’s ESL Wins Auction to Keep Sears, Kmart Stores Open

Bid Sweetened Three Times During Negotiations, Report Says; Creditors Have Until Jan. 24 to File Objections
ESL Investments won a bankruptcy auction to keep Sears stores operating. Photo: Jorge Villalba via iStock
ESL Investments won a bankruptcy auction to keep Sears stores operating. Photo: Jorge Villalba via iStock
By Jennifer Waters
CoStar News
January 16, 2019 | 5:19 P.M.

Edward Lampert, the billionaire chairman of Sears Holdings and ESL Investments, won the marathon bankruptcy auction to keep the 126-year-old parent of Sears and Kmart stores in business and thousands of people employed.

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