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Newsby StaffOctober 19, 2018

Sears to Close Another 142 Stores

Following its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, Sears Holdings Corp. plans to close another 142 stores by the end of the year, and Edward Lampert will step down as chief executive but remain chairman.

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Newsby StaffAugust 28, 2018

Sears Takes Its Amazon Tire Installation Service National

Sears Auto Center will begin installing any brand of tires purchased on Amazon.com at its maintenance stores across the nation, Sears has announced.

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Articlesby Chris WolskiFebruary 5, 2013

Emkay and Sears Usher in Maintenance's Future

Using a new e-authorization system developed by Auto Integrate, Emkay and Sears are bringing added efficiency to maintenance management for fleets and automotive services vendors.

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Articlesby Lauren FletcherJanuary 10, 2013

Best Practices in Emissions-Reduction Strategies

Delivery, food, and beverage fleets — and everything in between — have proven that it is possible to reduce emissions today, with just a small investment in time and money.

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Articlesby Grace SuizoJanuary 4, 2013

The Early Days of Maintenance Management

Improved vehicle system quality and electronic diagnostic capabilities, such as OBD-II, have made managing vehicle maintenance an easier task for fleet managers versus several decades ago.

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Articlesby Mike AntichMay 1, 2012

Proven Strategies to Mitigate Rising Fuel Costs

Compensatory strategies to reduce fuel costs involve the adoption of a multi-prong strategy. This includes downsizing to smaller displacement engines, implementing idle reduction programs, and modifying driver behavior.

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Articlesby Chris WolskiFebruary 1, 2012

Sears Increases Fleet Efficiency With Electronic Maintenance Authorization System

After years of FMC requests, Sears Automotive partnered with LeasePlan to be the first to develop and implement an electronic maintenance solution. The new system leverages LeasePlan’s existing eRepair solution.

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ArticlesJanuary 24, 2012

Slow Recovery Requires Fleet Managers to Adapt to the 'New Normal'

With the economy in a continued slow-motion recovery, fleet managers have had to be resilient and creative in doing more with less. The result: Budgets may have shrunk, but the bottom line has increased.

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Market Trendsby Mike AntichJanuary 17, 2012

Reduced Idling = Reduced Emissions

Until the advent of telematics devices, idling was not perceived to be a major problem for fleets. But once engine data was captured by fleets on a large-scale basis, it quickly became apparent that idling represented a significant and widespread problem. The amount of unnecessary idling varies by fleet, but some fleets have recorded idling as much as 35 percent of the time. Here's what you can do about it.

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NewsDecember 5, 2011

Sears Auto Centers and LeasePlan USA Implement Electronic Work-order Authorization Solution

HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL - The companies have teamed up to implement a time saving electronic work-order authorization program through LeasePlan’s eRepair system in approximately 840 Sears Auto Centers nationwide.

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