There is a very large Whirlpool manufacturing facility on the north side of Tulsa OK. I think they mostly make ranges in this facility. They are in the middle of working out an expansion proposal so I hope this doesn’t collapse that plan.
BTW - I’ve hated Sears since 1981 and haven’t spent a dime there since that time.
In 2013, Sears Holdings had sales/revenue of $39.85B.
In 2017, that number is $22.14B
($900 million of that, selling off Craftsman)
There isn't much more for Whirlpool to lose from Sears.
In comparison, though Best Buy has been dropping in sales, 2017 was $39.4B, almost the same that Sears had 4 years ago.
The last few years, while appliance sales have been increasing, Sears and Kmart appliance sales have been dropping by double digits each year.
Sears, as little as 5 years ago, was the number 1 appliance retailer. Now number 3. Surpaced by Lowes and Home Depot.