They won’t need the batteries when they shut down the auto centers...
Maybe so. On the other hand Diehard, Craftsman, Kenmore, etc are well known, established brand names that could be sold off and start getting distributed through other channels.
Where I am the loss or the Diehard brand would not be catastrophic. Our factory has been full up all year with or without Sears and operations would probably be happy not to have the extra set of inventory to keep track of. The biggest concern as I understand it is the loss on product we have already made.