After closing hundreds of stores in 2019, Transformco, the owner of Sears and Kmart stores, has sold one of the company's most well-known brands. Advance Auto Parts has acquired the DieHard brand for ...

For decades, Craftsman's lifetime warranty had a reputation for being one of the strongest guarantees in American retail. The policy was simple: if a hand tool failed for any reason, return it to ...

Richard Sears, a railroad station agent, started selling watches as a side business in North Redwood, Minnesota. The following year, he moved to the company's first Chicago location and hired ...

Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK), New Britain, CT, has agreed to acquire the Craftsman brand from Sears Holdings for $900 million. The transaction provides Stanley Black & Decker with the rights to ...

Last week, Stanley Black & Decker announced it will purchase the Craftsman brand from Sears, allowing it to manufacture and sell Craftsman-branded products in non-Sears sales channels. The $900 ...

MADISON, Ill.- Craftsman tools and the National Hot Rod Association will present the first $25,000 Sears Craftsman Scholarship Sunday, June 24, at Gateway International Raceway in Madison. The winner ...

Sears declared bankruptcy back in October 2018. That was the end of the line for many of us as locations started shutting down. After a lifetime of shopping there, we’d have to start buying our tools ...

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The Craftsman tool line has been around for almost a century, launching in 1927 as a house brand at Sears department stores. In time, Craftsman became synonymous with quality hand tools at reasonable ...