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Transformco

Transform SR Brands LLC (doing business as TransformCo, referred to as "New Sears") is an American privately held company formed on February 11, 2019, to acquire some of the assets of Sears Holdings Corporation. The new company is owned by ESL Investments. Following the Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing of Sears Holdings on October 15, 2018, Transformco…

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Genre
Big-box stores · Department stores
Founded
February 11, 2019; 7 years ago (February 11, 2019)
Industry
Retail
Owner
ESL Investments
Headquarters
Hoffman Estates, Illinois, U.S.
Areas served
Mainland United States · Puerto Rico (until August 31, 2025; 11 months ago (2025-08-31)) · Guam · U.S. Virgin Islands

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Transforming into a commercial real estate company

Sears Hometown Stores

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Transformco

Nodes60
Edges59
Triples103
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.033333
Components1

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Transformco

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related to Sears Hometown related lawsuits · 18
Transformco → Ch, Del, Eddie, Eddie Lampert, Edward, Feb, Hometown, In, In December, Inc, JTL, Lampert, No, Outlet Stores, Outlet Stores Stockholder Litig, Sears Hometown, Sears Hometown Stores, Transform Holdco LLC
related to Sears Hometown Stores · 14
Transformco → As, At, Bermuda, Franchise Group, Hometown, Inc, October, On June, On October, Outlet, Outlet Stores, Puerto Rico, Sears Hometown, Sears Outlet
related to New store closures and assets reduction under Transformco · 13
Transformco → At, February, Guam, Kmart, Kmarts, November, October, On August, On November, Puerto Rico, Sears, These, United States Virgin Islands
related to Transforming into a commercial real estate company · 10
Transformco → Aldi, At Home, Carr, Decor, Floor, In, June, K-mart, Long Island, Scott Carr
related to Birth of Transformco · 9
Transformco → During, ESL, ESL's, In February, In June, Kmart, Sears, Sears Holdings, Stores
related to Sears Holdings · 8
Transformco → February, In March, January, March, Sears, Sears Holdings, The, Transform Holdco
related to Bangladeshi suppliers · 5
Transformco → American, Bangladeshi, In June, January, The
Areas served · 4
Transformco → Guam, Mainland United States, Puerto Rico (until August 31, 2025; 11 months ago (2025-08-31)), U.S. Virgin Islands
Subsidiaries · 3
Transformco → Kmart, Sears, Sears Hometown Stores (2019–2022)
Genre · 2
Transformco → Big-box stores, Department stores

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sears stores kmart 2019 hometown company store holdings announced would new bankruptcy outlet 2022 sold brand october closed locations 2020

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
TransformcoAreas servedMainland United States1.00infobox
TransformcoAreas servedPuerto Rico (until August 31, 2025; 11 months ago (2025-08-31))1.00infobox
TransformcoAreas servedGuam1.00infobox
TransformcoAreas servedU.S. Virgin Islands1.00infobox
TransformcoFoundedFebruary 11, 2019; 7 years ago (February 11, 2019)1.00infobox
TransformcoFounderEddie Lampert1.00infobox
TransformcoGenreBig-box stores1.00infobox
TransformcoGenreDepartment stores1.00infobox
TransformcoHeadquartersHoffman Estates, Illinois, U.S.1.00infobox
TransformcoIndustryRetail1.00infobox
TransformcoKey peopleEddie Lampert (Chairman and CEO)1.00infobox
TransformcoKey peopleAntoine Farris (CFO)1.00infobox
TransformcoNumber of employees45,000 (2019)1.00infobox
TransformcoOwnerESL Investments1.00infobox
TransformcoPredecessorsSears Holdings Corporation1.00infobox
TransformcoSubsidiariesKmart1.00infobox
TransformcoSubsidiariesSears1.00infobox
TransformcoSubsidiariesSears Hometown Stores (2019–2022)1.00infobox
TransformcoTrade nameTransformCo1.00infobox
TransformcoTypePrivate1.00infobox
TransformcoWebsitetransformco.com1.00infobox

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