Shutting in November? I would think they would close after the end of the year. To capitalize on all the Christmas sales and shopping that people do in December.
But really. What’s the point? Who shops at Sears anytime? Including Christmas.
If you lack the cash or the credit to stock for Christmas sales, you have no Christmas sales.
Best course is to use available resources in the best possible remaining stores.
One of the stores closing is LaCrosse WI and last November they had so little stuff on the racks that I expected them to close soon at that time.