Sears Holdings Corporation is an American
holding company headquartered in
Hoffman Estates,
Illinois. It is the owner of retail store brands
Sears and
Kmart, and was founded after the latter purchased the former in 2005. Sears Holdings owns the brands
Craftsman,
Kenmore and
DieHard. Sears Holdings operates 1,725 retail locations under the mastheads of Sears, Kmart, and their subsidiaries, such as auto centers and pharmacies. Since 2013, the company is the 13th largest retailer by annual revenue in the
United States behind
Walmart,
Costco,
Kroger,
Target,
Walgreens,
The Home Depot,
CVS Caremark,
Lowe's and
Best Buy.