The Great Indoors

Great Indoors store, Novi, Michigan, now closed.

The Great Indoors was a chain of home decor stores in the United States, founded by Sears in 1997.

History

The Great Indoors concept was introduced in 1997. Sears believed it had growth potential within the following 10 years. However, the chain did not prove successful and Sears closed stores, starting with a first round in 2005. At one time, The Great Indoors had $550 million in sales.

On February 23, 2012, Sears Holdings Corp. announced it was closing the remaining nine stores.^[1]

Locations

Chandler, Arizona Scottsdale, Arizona Burbank, California Chino Hills, California Louisville, Colorado Lone Tree, Colorado Deerfield, Illinois Schaumburg, Illinois Lombard, Illinois	Gaithersburg, Maryland Shelby Township, Michigan Novi, Michigan Las Vegas, Nevada Columbus, Ohio Arlington, Texas Farmers Branch, Texas Houston, Texas Woodbridge, New Jersey

See also

• Sears Holdings

References

1. Sandra M. Jones. "Sears closing all nine Great Indoors stores". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 23 February 2012.