I have business associates with ties to Sears/Kmart, former insiders, former buyers, etc. Even as they’ve spiraled down it was big business to get linear feet on a retail fixture, up until maybe a year or so ago at which point replenishment seemed to fall off the wagon. Consensus opinion is that they’re done, just biding their time and selling off inventory.
sears must own land for their stores.
what they lease can be terminated with a bankruptcy and the inventory sold off at full retail by one of the scamming liquidating companies.