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Sears Roebuck & Co.


Headquarters location: 3333 Beverly Rd. Hoffman Estates, IL 60179United States of AmericaTel. 847-286-2500 Job offers, investor relations: www.sears.com Email: invrel@sears.com Stock: S


Sears Roebuck belongs to

shareholder
country     %
source
Kmart Corp.United States of America100Les Echos
Vornado Realty TrustUnited States of America4

Sears Roebuck owns

subsidiary
country     %
source
Lands'End Inc. United States of America98Les Echos
Sears Canada Inc. Canada55

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« ETHICAL » RATING OF SEARS_ROEBUCK , group Kmart Corp. and subsidiaries
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5
Labor: 5 violation(s) of fundamental labor rights
42%
Job: 42% of company's jobs cut since 1998
2
Delinquency: 2 act(s) of financial or trade delinquency
20
Sales: more than 20 billion(s) dollars/euros in annual sales
151
Top management: earns 151 times the median income in the United States (32000 US$/year)
2
Influence: 2 act(s) of direct corruption or lobbying

Relevance: business & market share

year
business
source
2006Largest department stores group in the world.Les Echos
2005The third-largest retailer in the USA.MSNBC

World locations & Manufacturing

country incentive : address & contact : production type
source
China  Tianjin Beifang Garment General Factory, Leshou Li, Qiandezhuang, Tianjin : shirts National Lab.
United States of America  Sears University : université Global Learn.

Sears Roebuck is managed by

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;
1998Martinez, Arthur C
See the photo of: Martinez, Arthur C Chief Executive Officer; salary: 4.83 million US$;

Made by

year
employees
<>
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 f.
2003
249000
2002
289000
2002
-1500
Bloomberg
2001
-4900
Les Echos
2001
-2400
Chicago Tr.
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 .
1998
ILO violation 1 : up to 12-hour days, seven days a week: Northern Mariana Islands
Sweatshop .

Environmental impact

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

Influence

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.
1998Regulation favorable to company's interests : Contribution to Candidate's Political Action Committee : amount: 13 thousand US$ : US President, Congress, Senate translateCenter for.

Financials

year  salesincome buybacksource
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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