USA Todayreports that Sears and Kmart parent Sears Holidings Inc. plans to close 21 stores by the start of spring. 1,000 jobs will be affected by the store closings.
Four Sears stores will shut at malls in Waycross, Ga.; Wilson, N.C.; Columbia, Tenn.; and Houston.
And four smaller Sears locations, called Sears Essentials, will close in Londonderry, N.H.; Marlton, N.J.; South Plainfield, N.J.; and West Bend, Wis.
Businessweekreports that Sears comparable-store sales fell 2.5% in the fourth quarter because consumers are deferring purchases of large appliances and other home products.
USA Today 
