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Sears

by hanxueyuan · GitHub ↗ · v1.0.0 · MIT-0
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Description
Provides detailed history and analysis of Sears' rise from mail-order catalog to retail giant and its eventual bankruptcy and decline in the U.S. retail indu...
README (SKILL.md)

Sears, Roebuck and Company

发展历程

  • 1886: 理查德·西尔斯在明尼阿波利斯创立手表邮购业务
  • 1893: 与阿尔瓦·罗巴克合作，成立Sears, Roebuck and Co.
  • 1894: 发布500页邮购目录，覆盖全美乡村家庭
  • 1925: 开设第一家零售店，从邮购转型实体零售
  • 1931: 年营收突破$10亿，成为美国最大零售商
  • 1981: 收购Dean Witter(金融)和Coldwell Banker(地产)，打造'一站式'消费帝国
  • 1993: 剥离非零售业务，回归核心
  • 2005: Kmart以$110亿收购Sears，成立Sears Holdings
  • 2005-2017: Eddie Lampert任CEO，资产出售+金融工程式管理导致门店急剧减少
  • 2018: 申请Chapter 11破产保护
  • 2024: 仅剩极少数门店运营，品牌名被Transformco持有

核心业务

曾为全美最大百货零售商(家电/工具/服装/汽车服务)，通过Craftsman工具品牌和Kenmore家电建立品牌忠诚度

竞争优势

(历史优势，已丧失) 邮购时代的物流覆盖、Craftsman/Kenmore/DieHard等自有品牌的客户忠诚度、Kenmore家电的全美售后网络、Sears信用卡的消费者金融

关键指标

巅峰时期年营收超$500亿(1970s)；曾拥有超4000家门店；2024年仅剩约20家门店；Craftsman品牌后出售给Stanley Black & Decker($9亿)

故事

Sears的邮购目录曾经被美国乡村家庭称为'消费者圣经'(The Consumer's Bible)——1897年版的目录超过500页、重达4磅，你可以在上面买到从钢琴到房屋套件(整个房子可以邮购到家自己组装)的一切。Sears还曾在1908-1940年间通过邮购销售预制房屋，超过75000套Sears邮购房屋至今仍然矗立在美国各地

Usage Guidance
This skill appears safe from a security perspective. Treat it as informational reference content and independently verify historical or business facts if accuracy is important.
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill Name: sears Version: 1.0.0 The skill bundle contains purely informational and historical content regarding Sears, Roebuck and Company. There is no executable code, no network activity, and no evidence of prompt injection or malicious instructions in SKILL.md or _meta.json.
Capability Assessment
✓ Purpose & Capability
The skill content is coherent with its stated purpose: historical and business analysis of Sears.
✓ Instruction Scope
Instructions are limited to when the agent should use the reference material and do not direct tool use, account access, data mutation, or behavioral overrides.
✓ Install Mechanism
There is no install specification and no code files; this is an instruction-only skill.
✓ Credentials
The artifacts request no binaries, environment variables, credentials, config paths, network access, or local file access.
✓ Persistence & Privilege
No persistence, background activity, privileged access, or stored memory behavior is present in the supplied artifacts.
How to Use
  1. Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
  2. Run the install command in chat: /install sears
  3. After installation, invoke the skill by name or use /sears
  4. Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v1.0.0
- Initial release introducing the history and lifecycle of Sears, Roebuck and Company. - Covers Sears' rise from mail-order to America's largest retailer, and its decline culminating in bankruptcy (2018). - Details key milestones, major business strategies, and transformation attempts. - Includes analysis topics: retail industry lessons, Eddie Lampert’s management, and competition with Walmart/Amazon. - Provides essential facts: peak revenues, store counts, signature brands, and the enduring legacy of Sears' mail-order innovations.
Metadata
Slug sears
Version 1.0.0
License MIT-0
All-time Installs 0
Active Installs 0
Total Versions 1
Frequently Asked Questions

What is Sears?

Provides detailed history and analysis of Sears' rise from mail-order catalog to retail giant and its eventual bankruptcy and decline in the U.S. retail indu... It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 29 downloads so far.

How do I install Sears?

Run "/install sears" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.

Is Sears free?

Yes, Sears is completely free, licensed under MIT-0. You can download, install and use it at no cost.

Which platforms does Sears support?

Sears is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).

Who created Sears?

It is built and maintained by hanxueyuan (@hanxueyuan); the current version is v1.0.0.

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