This is one of many news stories giving the symptoms and reasons bankruptcy very soon. Why would people buy anything with a sears warrenty when everything is pointing to bankruptcy this year. I have had customers ask me when the bug liquidation sale is even though my store is not on the close list.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/sears-is-one-sick-puppy-and-there-may-be-no-remedy-2017-01-12
This article is predicting bankruptcy after July to due to it will make it easier on Eddie during the bankruptcy investigation.
http://www.businessinsider.com/sears-bears-will-be-right-in-2017-2016-12