Nugget: Eddy Lampert on Same store sales (SSS)

From the 2005 Letter to shareholders: If we take a simple example of a single store, then a comparison of SSS from year to year is fairly straightforward. If a store does $1 million in sales at a 10% operating margin this year, generating $100,000 in operating profit, and does $1.1 million in sales next … Continue reading Nugget: Eddy Lampert on Same store sales (SSS)

The Curious Case of Sears Holdings

The Case For Sears Holdings (SHLD) - Baker Street Capital (September 2013)  Baker Street’s property-by-property real estate appraisal found that at least $7.3bn of value lies at the top 350 owned and 50 leased locations (p. 4)  Real estate value is starting to be actively unlocked (p. 9)  According to REITs and mall owners, demand … Continue reading The Curious Case of Sears Holdings