Sea r Holdings Corporation declared bankruptcy on October 15, 2018 following years of declining sales and poor management. combined companies operated a retailers in Sear Holdings was formed in 200s when Kmart purchased Sears and the pproximately 4000 locations. The idea was to merge two struggling to one powerhouse by capitalizing on synergies that the combined entities would have. Sears started in 1886 when Richard Sears began selling watches and for most of the 20th century Sears was innovative and at the forefront of retail trends. Kmart started in 1899 as Kresge's when Sebastian Kresge opened a 5 and 10 cents store (the precursor to today's dollar stores) which later evolved into Kmart Corporation. Both retailers were individually at one time the largest operators in the United States and both had international operations and many divisions. Many analysts blame the rise of Walmart and later Amazon with their demise, yet other retailers like Kohl's, Macys, Nordstrom and others continue to thrive. What managerial accounting information could have helped the newly combined Sears H thrive oldings to rather than fail? Do a thorough analysis from the time of the merger until the time of the bankruptcy to develop your answer Sea r Holdings Corporation declared bankruptcy on October 15, 2018 following years of declining sales and poor management. combined companies operated a retailers in Sear Holdings was formed in 200s when Kmart purchased Sears and the pproximately 4000 locations. The idea was to merge two struggling to one powerhouse by capitalizing on synergies that the combined entities would have. Sears started in 1886 when Richard Sears began selling watches and for most of the 20th century Sears was innovative and at the forefront of retail trends. Kmart started in 1899 as Kresge's when Sebastian Kresge opened a 5 and 10 cents store (the precursor to today's dollar stores) which later evolved into Kmart Corporation. Both retailers were individually at one time the largest operators in the United States and both had international operations and many divisions. Many analysts blame the rise of Walmart and later Amazon with their demise, yet other retailers like Kohl's, Macys, Nordstrom and others continue to thrive. What managerial accounting information could have helped the newly combined Sears H thrive oldings to rather than fail? Do a thorough analysis from the time of the merger until the time of the bankruptcy to develop your