Sears, Roebuck and Co., Middle America's department store, yesterday agreed to buy Lands' End Inc., the country's largest catalogue and online clothing retailer. For $1.9 billion in cash, Sears is ...

And where there is merchandise available online it is usually through third parties selling on the Sears Marketplace platform.

While the former Avaya CEO was seen as having technology experience to help Sears' online business, his lack of retail experience raised questions about his ability to turn Sears around.

More than 30% of Sears’ online purchases are picked up at the store, and once there, about one-fifth of those shoppers end up making unplanned purchases, according to Sears’ research.

Sears Holdings Corp.'s CEO says he's looking to former Brookstone head Ron Boire as its new chief merchandising officer to help meld the store experience with online and mobile shopping.