The Sears Store Is on the Verge of Extinction. Do You Remember the Place You Operated in San Jose?

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The historic Sears department store chain, which arrived in Costa Rica in the 1950s and became an emblem of U.S. consumption for much of the 20th century, is about to disappear almost completely in its home country.According to a report published on December 26 by The New York Times, the latest attempt to rescue the company—a real estate strategy led by its president, Edward S. Lampert—failed and left just a few stores in operation in the United…