
Sears filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday. With this, the company plans to close 142 unprofitable stores. This comes on the heels of an August announcement of 46 store closures. USA Today reports the Sears store at Bakersfield’s Valley Plaza Mall will close, as will the Kmart on County Line Road in Delano. A full story on Sears’ bankruptcy is below from The Associated Press. Path to Full Story on 29 Eyewitness News