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    Sears: The slow death of a US retail giant Jump to media player The decline of the former US shopping industry titan resulted in filing for bankruptcy.
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Sears: The slow death of a US retail giant

Sears, once the largest retailer in the US, has filed for bankruptcy.

How did this retail titan go from boom to bust? The BBC's Mat Morrison looks back.

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  • 15 Oct 2018
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