Sears Canada Inc (EM) (SRSCQ)

Why has it traded up to 1.99 this fall then this week to 0.02 and 0.01 on about 20K volume in US OTC?

So enlighten me. What the hell is taking it so long for that day to come ser?

Properties lots

Interesting company, use to love to shop there

Wonder what happened to the property properties

From sears to tears

Anyone flippers come out ahead, flipping many times

hmmmmmm srscq

I LIKE THE FACT THAT SEARS IS INCLUDING ALASKA IN THEIR MARKETING. Hoping for the best amidst the ambiguity..

April 4, 2019

(CNN) — Sears, which narrowly survived bankruptcy earlier this year, is opening stores that will be much smaller than its regular outlets.

The company announced Thursday the new stores are called Sears Home & Life and will be about 10,000 to 15,000 square feet, rather than the 160,000 square feet of a typical store. They won’t sell apparel and instead will focus on home goods like appliances and mattresses.

Three stores will open at the end of May in Anchorage, Alaska, Overland Park, Kansas, and Lafayette, Louisiana. The company didn’t disclose how many more it plans to open beyond those three.

“We are here to serve these communities and this is part of our strategy to maintain a presence in markets where we have right-sized our footprint,” said Peter Boutros, chief brand officer for Sears and Kmart, in a release. “Sears Home & Life supports our strategic plan to become a stronger, more profitable business and these test stores will enable us to learn and improve as we move forward.”

Sears emerged from bankruptcy in February and this is its first big attempt to revitalize the 133-year-old brand. A bankruptcy court approved the sale of most of the retailer’s assets to a hedge fund controlled by Eddie Lampert, the company’s chairman, for $5.2 billion. The decision kept open 425 stores open and saved the jobs of about 45,000 employees.

The company had said it would focus on opening smaller stores in its bankruptcy filings.

BK won't be finished for a while, just speculation at this point.

Sear is finished in Canada why is it still trading?

Let's hope we get a bigger volume day today, cheers

The PPS is looking good here. I must admit I was skeptical at best that Sears would survive or I'd of invested more.. In for a fun ride 2019 and beyond. JMO

Yeah, hit .01 - still needs more volume but good to see it up.

A very nice surprise happened today, pps was up over 150%

Needs volume. Super low float so could zip up pretty quick.

Up 8 ticks today and back to .0043 ish. Looks promising..

Aye!!!!

Looking to ride coattails of Sears Holdings run, $SRSCQ

Any good news here??

You're missing the point - this is a pure technical chart play.

Thanks but no thanks amigo,,, ZER0 stores left.,, should be off the market IMO ., Sears Holdings Next,,,they should throw Lambert in Guantanamo Prison and let him Rot,, destroyed many families lives/pensions,, sure I've traded it for .20-.30 flip a few times,, enough of that,, at least Radio Shack cancelled the shares when bankruptcy ocurred,, I assure you 100% no family involved thankfully in company or myself or no loss for me just a history of Canada fked up because of incompetent CEOs,, I assure you maybe 10-15 people max still hold some shares as they are down 99%+ but that's it,, forget this thing,, no money to be made,, if you want 100%+ profits in 3-6 months come to Canada MJ sector,,, it's a guarantee!

EOM

Why is it still trading? Do you understand how bankruptcies work? First the debtor has to submit a plan of reorganization or liquidation, and then you go from there. Could take a year or more - they're still sorting through all the proceeds here, will take forever. In the meantime, good trading opportunities if you like making money.

Why is his thing even still trading and has a pulse,,, like this can ever go into pennyland,,,I say get out while you can,, forget US store and invest in MJ sector it's basically a 100%+ guarantee for huuuge profits next 2 years or so.

Gl

$SRSCQ - am I the only one here? LOL. Hit a 4-month high today, firmly above 50DMA after months of heavy accumulation.

I guess I'm the only one who likes making money on big name Q runners.

$SRSCQ - ready to blow finally??

SRSCQ could be about to blow - wound extremely tight, bollinger bands pinching, accumulation through the roof and both Sears Holdings and Sears Hometown are way up over past 2 days.

I agree, but this one went beyond reorganizing or anything. Sears Canada down the street from my house is vacant as are the buildings in Ottawa, Toronto and other cities.

As you must know well, bankruptcy tickers trade for a WHILE, this one could go years. Big name, Sears Canada, will attract some interest.

Sear's Canada is Gone...Buildings are empty, closed. It's over,

They can't cancel shares until the bankruptcy plan is confirmed - plan hasn't even been filed yet, will take quite a while . . .

Still a major gamble here imo. Just like radio shack shares can be cancelled anytime. 100% of stores are all closed,,, sears U.S. Is next just a matter of time.
Gl

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/sears-ex-workers-deliberate-on-appointing-trustee-to-review-payments/article37998391/

Not quite pal - lots going on here. This one will take a while to settle - there hasn't even been a plan of disclosure filed yet.

See recent news about attempt to appoint trustee to claw back $3 billion of payments to ESL.

Why is this ticker still trading/have a pulse??? Stores are all closed down in Canada?? Shares will be cancelled anyday/time imo.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/sears-canada-creditors-zero-in-on-lampert-payments-1518379054

Check out latest news out of Wall Street Journal - pensioners are trying to appoint a Trustee to claw back over $3 billion in dividends that Lampert and ESL received. That would be way more than enough to cover unsecured and pension, and remainder would be equity obviously . . . .

https://www.retailcouncil.org/sites/default/files/RCC_CSCS_3_FINAL.pdf

I bought some. Here is why.


1. I think there are a number of significant assets left over. Assumption.

Based off of a Canadian shopping center study ("the study", URL: ) I found ~30 Sears Canada ("SRSCQ") locations that are in top Canadian malls. While I think some of them may or may not have been sold these 30 all are located in malls that have 300 or less s/sf. Additionally, the top 10 locations (Southgate Centre, Mapleview Centre, Guildford Town Centre, CF Carrefour Laval, Coquitlam Centre, Halifax Shopping Centre, West Edmonton Mall, Oshawa Centre and Kingsway Mall, Willowbrook Shopping Centre) all represent locations that have over $700 s/sf. With 4 of them over $900. And 1 over $1,100. The risk here is that SRSCQ doesn't actually own these properties and they were actually all sold. Ive briefly searched google news to see if they did but could find anything so this is a best effort thing.

Plus they own one Distribution Center. Estimates for that i think are $80-$40 which admittedly is high so lets just say $30m. Theres also $50m cash as of the most current report.

Anything else. Its Sears Canada theres lots of other properties that may range from $1m - $100k. Give them a -$10M value. I dont know I'm grabbing that out of my a$$.




2. CCAA Process so far to my understanding. More Assumptions. Lots of them.

The CCAA process to my understanding the DIP has been paid back and all properties under secured leases have been sold and all the secured debt of SRSCQ has been paid. That leaves pension problem and unsecured. According to the trustee website the unsecured, I think, is roughly near $300m CAD. This means that in addition to the $350m roughly in pension obligations there is $650m still outstanding in the bankruptcy. Also, estimate another $50m in fees. As of 1/26 there has already been $50m in fees associated with the process and if we "double" this we can assume there is another $50m in fees. I'm not experienced in this but lets just use that as a place holder.

The pension may have gotten a good kick from the Trump Rally this last year...the stock markets are up 30% so say the pension stock potion is up at least 20% on $294m in stock assets could close some of that gap. Also of note the actual pension part was only $112m unfunded. If the other benefits liability get reduced significantly then it could be beneficial.

Its tight but if some assumptions happen or some end up better than my hugely rough estimates there could be a tiny amount left over for shareholders. Then again there could not.

I own roughly 400k shares bought here for less than a penny per share. I bought some this winter when things were really bleak and Bruce was selling and some this jan...even thought the reports haven't come together.





It really depends on 1)I if the company still owns one more "puff" of assets and 2) How much can they milk out of the assets in the Great Bull Market. There's plenty of money out there and times are better than they've ever been. And Canadian CRE is not as over built as US CRE and amazon isnt in Canada as much yet....so even there its pretty good times.....Hopefully theres some suckers out there that want these before amazon comes to get them in the next 5 years or so.

Its chump change position but I think could hit but to hedge my bets on all this I think that this is almost certainly a doughnut. Things are not good at anything Sears these days so I would forget about seeing anything. Its a small position half of a percent or so. little less. so well see.

I know lolZZZ... I can't believe this thing still has a pulse... What morons are buying this turd...and why is it going up?

The company will be closed after liquidation, then SRSCQ will be Revoked and shareholders will Lose 100% ! The idiots are buying it for nothing!

Canada to ask court for permission to liquidate all remaining stores

Retailer seeks to begin liquidation sales no earlier than Oct. 19

CBC News

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Sears Canada closing sale
Sears Canada said it expects a court on Oct. 13 will hear its request for permission to begin liquidation of its remaining stores and assets. (Jeannie Lee/CBC)
Sears Canada said Tuesday it plans to seek court approval to begin liquidation of all of its remaining stores and assets.

"Sears Canada, with the recommendation of its advisers and approval of the monitor, FTI Consulting Inc., is seeking an order to commence a liquidation that would result in a wind-down of its business following court approval," Sears Canada said in a release.

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"The company deeply regrets this pending outcome and the resulting loss of jobs and store closures," the retailer said.

Possible liquidation looms as Sears Canada faces deadline on revised takeover bid
'Sears is doomed': Why former execs doubt troubled retailer can survive
Sears Canada said that if it gets court approval to begin the process, it expects that liquidation sales at its stores would start no earlier than Oct. 19 and continue for 10 to 14 weeks.

Sears Canada has been in court-approved creditor protection since June 22.

After it was granted protection, Sears received permission from the court to seek out a buyer or investors.

Hope for a potential buyer resided in a bid led by Canada's executive chairman, Brandon Stranzl, who pledged to keep Sears in operation and save thousands of jobs.

However, the company said Tuesday that "following exhaustive efforts, no viable transaction for the company to continue as a going concern was received."

'A complete joke': Laid-off Sears workers say hardship fund cash amounts to nothing after EI cut
The company announced in June that it would be closing almost 60 stores.

Last week, it received court approval to close 11 other stores. At that court hearing, a lawyer for FTI Consulting warned that Sears Canada was running out of time and money.

At the same hearing, a lawyer for the lenders that provided the retailer with financing while it is in creditor protection said that if a buyer couldn't be found, then it would be key to liquidate before the Christmas season is over in order to maximize the value the process could generate.

https://www.google.ca/amp/business.financialpost.com/news/retail-marketing/brief-sears-canada-to-seek-court-approval-for-liquidation/amp

Sears Canada going out of business
After struggling since June 22 to find a buyer, Sears Canada has thrown in the towel, announcing it will shut down.


By FRANCINE KOPUN Business reporter
2:45 PM, Tues., Oct. 10, 2017


About 12,000 Sears employees will be out of work over the coming weeks, after the company announced Tuesday that it is going out of business.

“Following exhaustive efforts, no viable transaction for the company to continue as a going concern was received,” according to a press release from the company issued Tuesday.

As a result, Sears Canada, which has already closed 59 stores and announced the closure of another 11, will be seeking court approval on Friday to liquidate all its remaining assets.

More on Sears Canada

“The Company deeply regrets this pending outcome and the resulting loss of jobs and store closures,” according to the brief press release.

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Executive chairman Brandon Stranzl had been working on a bid to save the company. He was not available for comment on Tuesday.

Sears Canada filed for creditor protection on June 22.
Sears Canada filed for creditor protection on June 22. (ANDREW FRANCIS WALLACE / TORONTO STAR)
According to an insider, the Stranzl deal would have saved thousands of jobs and offered relief to landlords, suppliers and consumers holding warranties. It also had financial backing.

While most of the 12,000 employees will be let go over a 10- to 14-week period as the liquidation sales wind down; most of the 800 head office jobs in Toronto will be eliminated next week.

About three-quarters of the 12,000 employees are part-time.

Employees were informed prior to the press release being issued, according to an insider.

Then, it'll cease trading in US soon afterwards and the stock will be revoked shortly|!

Sears Canada cease trading order expected in Canada today, Sept. 27, 2017.

Sears Canada.... can't be traded in Canada! ROFL

http://www.otcmarkets.com/edgar/GetFilingHtml?FilingID=12284204

ROFL Nobody wants this crap stock. Going to drop to a penny by end of day if nobody steps in to support pps.

$SRSCQ - Just another OTC toxic share selling scam now.

Since Sears Canada doesn't feel like filing their financials in Canada, they will almost certainly have trading suspended in Canada on or immediately after Sept. 27, 2017.

Seems like SEARS Canada has already dug their own grave and are about to jump in the coffin. Sad. They could have been the Amazon of North America, as they already had a distribution network set up all across Canada due to their catalogue ordering system.

Management failed this company and investors miserably and yet those same people are receiving huge bonuses? 'Murica! Where the crooks get rich. jmo

Sears Canada Earnings Update release....

Sears Canada Announces Update on Q2-2017 Earnings Release


TORONTO - September 18, 2017 - Sears Canada Inc. (the “Company”) announced today that it will not be filing unaudited interim financial statements, Management’s Discussion and Analysis, or related CEO and CFO certifications (the “Continuous Disclosure Filings”) in respect of the 13-week period ended July 29, 2017, which, under applicable securities laws, are required to be filed by September 27, 2017 (the “Filing Deadline”).

The Company remains subject to a stay of proceedings under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (“CCAA”), initially granted by order of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on June 22, 2017. Since the granting of that order, the Company’s common shares have been delisted from the Toronto Stock Exchange (effective July 28, 2017) and the Nasdaq Stock Market (effective July 3, 2017). Following the Filing Deadline, the Company expects that the Ontario Securities Commission (“OSC”) will issue a cease trade order in respect of the Company’s securities. Any cease trade order issued by the OSC will also apply in the other jurisdictions of Canada. In light of the Company’s ongoing restructuring process, the Company does not intend to make the Continuous Disclosure Filings prior to or following the issuance of the anticipated cease trade order.

FTI Consulting Canada Inc. is the court-appointed monitor under the CCAA court order. Information about the CCAA Proceedings, including the monitor’s reports, are available on the monitor's website at http://cfcanada.fticonsulting.com/searscanada.

About Sears Canada
Sears Canada Inc. is an independent Canadian digital and store-based retailer and technology company whose head office is based in Toronto. Sears Canada's unique brand format offers premium quality Sears Label products, designed and sourced by Sears Canada, and of-the-moment fashion and home décor from designer labels in The Cut @ Sears. Sears Canada also has a top ranked appliance and mattress business in Canada. Sears Canada is undergoing a reinvention, including new customer experiences at every touchpoint, a new e-commerce platform, new store concepts, and a new set of customer service principles designed to deliver WOW experiences to customers. Information can be found at sears.ca/reinvention. Sears Canada operates as a separate entity from its U.S.- based co-founder, now known as Sears Holdings Corp., based in Illinois.

http://www.otcmarkets.com/edgar/GetFilingHtml?FilingID=12284204

SEARS article.....

https://seekingalpha.com/article/4108568-sears-holdings-impacted-bankruptcy-toys-r-us