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Sears Roebuck & Co.

Headquarters : 3333 Beverly Rd. Hoffman Estates, IL 60179 United States of America United States of America
Job offers, investor relations : web www.sears.com tel. 847-286-2500 email: invrel@sears.com stock : S analytics

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Labor 5 Jobs -42% /1998 Pollution 1 Fraud 2 Sales 20 Bn $.€ /year Wage 419 *min. Influence 2 Infocom 1
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shareholdercountry%source
Kmart Corp.United States of America100Les Echos
Vornado Realty TrustUnited States of America4
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year
business
source
2006Largest department stores group in the world.Les Echos
2005The third-largest retailer in the USA.MSNBC
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subsidiarycountry%source
Lands'End Inc. United States of America98Les Echos
Sears Canada Inc. Canada55
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country
address & contact : production type
incentive source
China China
Tianjin Beifang Garment General Factory, Leshou Li, Qiandezhuang, Tianjin : shirts
 National Labor Committee
United States of America United States of America
Sears University : université
 Global Learning Resources Inc.
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  • Human impact

year name
photo position; compensation
source
2004Bousquette, Janine
See the photo of: Bousquette, Janine Vice-president; salary: 0,82 million US$;
2004Manto, Gwendolyn
See the photo of: Manto, Gwendolyn Vice-president;
2004White, William
See the photo of: White, William Vice-president;
2002Lacy, Alan J
See the photo of: Lacy, Alan J Chief Executive Officer; salary: 2,87 million US$;
2002Richter, Glenn
See the photo of: Richter, Glenn Chief Financial Officer;
2001Lacy, Alan J
See the photo of: Lacy, Alan J Chief Executive Officer;
Les Echos
1998Martinez, Arthur C
See the photo of: Martinez, Arthur C Chief Executive Officer; salary: 4,83 million US$;
Forbes
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year
employees
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social impact : country
source
2006
ILO violation 1,131,87,98 : Al Shahaed factory workers, sewing for Sears, routinely forced to work 16, 24, 38 and even 72-hour shifts for an average wage of two cents an hour. Workers beaten with sticks and belts. Guest workers are stripped of their passport and held in servitude.: Jordan
Campaign for Labor Rights
2003
249000
2002
289000
2002
-1500
Bloomberg
2001
-4900
Les Echos
2001
-2400
Chicago Tribune
1999
326000
1998
324000
1998
ILO violation 87 98 : "shadow contracts" waiving basic human rights, including the freedom to join unions, attend religious services, quit or marry, blocked exits, movements strictly supervised by guards, workers subject to lockdowns or curfews.: Northern Mariana Islands
Sweatshop Watch
1998
ILO violation 1 : up to 12-hour days, seven days a week: Northern Mariana Islands
Sweatshop Watch
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year
employees
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social impact : country
source
 10 informations, access to subscribers
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year
country : consequences
source
2007 : The state of California had launched a lawsuit against 20 US companies, accusing them of manufacturing or selling toys with illegal quantities of lead. The list of defendants includes: A&A Global Industries, Costco Wholesale, Eveready Battery Company, Fisher-Price, KB Toys, Kids II, Kmart, Marvel Entertainment, Mattel, Michael Stores, RC2 Corporation, Sears, Target, Toy Investments, Toys'R'Us, Wal-Mart.AFP
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year
country : consequences
source
 1 informations, access to subscribers
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  • Subsidy

year  salesincome buybacksource
2008   0,5billion US$
2005   0,5billion US$
2003   41,123,4   billion US$
2002   41,371,38   billion US$
2001   41,080,74   billion US$
2001   1,5billion US$Les Echos
2000   40,941,34   billion US$
1999   1,5billion US$SmartMoney
1999   41,071,45   billion US$
1998   41,321,05   billion US$
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yearfinancial misdemeanorsalesincomeassetsbuybacksource
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year
purpose : intermediary/lobby : institution
source
2000Investment protection and market access (to Mexico and Canada through NAFTA), to Latin America (through FTAA). : Business Roundtable : : US government, senate, congress translateCenter for Responsive Politics
1998Regulation favorable to company's interests : Contribution to Candidate's Political Action Committee : amount: 13 thousand US$ : US President, Congress, Senate translateCenter for Responsive Politics
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year
purpose : intermediary/lobby : institution
source
 2 informations, access to subscribers
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year
dubious practice : image
source
2009Spying: Sears admits to have installed a ComScore spyware on the computers of its customers in order to follow their browsing practices on the web.: ZDNet
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