Two Bay Area Sears stores will be closing as part of the company’s financial restructuring plan after it filed for bankruptcy. Sears filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday, buckling under its massive debt load and staggering losses. The company will close 142 Sears and Kmart stores nationwide near the end of the year, including Sears stores in Pleasanton and Santa Rosa.

Sears files for bankruptcy amid plunging sales

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Sears files for bankruptcy amid plunging sales

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