This Is What Sears Will Look Like In The Future

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To offset losses in the retail department, the company is planning to ramp up e-commerce and make the most of its extensive real-estate properties.

Sears has been leasing store space to other retailers and is considering "spinning off hundreds of its properties as a real estate investment trust," reports Lauren Coleman-Lochner at Bloomberg News.

Selling and then leasing back retail space would be a way for Sears to generate some quick cash, analyststold Bloomberg.

The new Aventura mall project illustrates what Sears' new real-estate plan might look like.

Located in South Florida, the new development would be similar to an outdoor mall with retail stores (including Sears), parking, restaurants, a hotel, and offices.

Sears provided Business Insider with an image of what the development will look like:

Sears HoldingsThe Aventura, Florida, Sears store concept.

Sears has 1,800 locations. The new plan would mean that Sears would own 400 to 500 and lease the rest, Bloomberg writes.

It's unclear when the retailer will begin construction on the new mall.

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This Is What Sears Will Look Like In The Future