I am going to be a doomsayer as I have been on this site but I do not care. I'm sure that Sears itself will not die next year (though won't be surprised if it does) and perhaps they can hang on for a bit longer. But don't think for a second that Kmart will be spared from it being completely dead either. In fact, Kmart being sold off and sacrificed is probably part of fast Eddie's plans to keep his company alive longer.
Do you really think he wants to revive the less than 500; out of date stores?? No, of course not. He sees Kmart stores as cash grabs via selling the property to the high bidder. Whatever plans Eddie has for Sears, Kmart is for sure not going to be a long term part of that plan; it will be the short term plan of selling it off to help maybe prop up the Sears stores for a bit longer.
But Eddie for sure wishes he could get rid of Kmart as quickly as he can but he also knows he can't offload it all at once because that will make his stock price tank like a m------f----. So instead, he's just slowly bleeding Kmart enough to where once they are gone, no one will really notice or care at that point.
So those that are trapped in Kmart's grip, I really hope you can escape and escape soon. I put myself in this category myself and I pray I will get my out sooner rather than later.