| NPK Redevelopment has been formed as an
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| | two retail companies. Many at first
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| LLC, jointly owned by Sears Holdings
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| | thought that Sears Essentials would be
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| (80%) in New Plan Excel Realty Trust
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| | the new retail brand for the company -
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| (20%). This move sends a powerful signal
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| | provided Sears Essentials was successful.
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| that the days of the Kmart brand may be
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| | Although Sears Holdings has not reported
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| numbered.When Edward Lampert purchased a
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| | holiday sales for the untested retail
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| majority stake in the then Kmart Holding
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| | format, some industry analysts feel that
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| Company, it was widely suspected that
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| | the format is falling short of the sales
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| Lampert was more interested in the
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| | per square foot required to make the
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| valuable real estate owned by Kmart than
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| | retail format liable.As a major landlord
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| actually continuing the retail side of
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| | for the former Kmart Corporation, New
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| the business. Although denied by Kmart
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| | Plan Excel Realty was instrumental in
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| leadership at the time, this move
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| | redeveloping closed Kmart stores into
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| signifies that the earlier suspicions
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| | multi-tenant retail formats and into
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| were correct.Integity an issue This is
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| | health clubs and office formats prior to
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| the second major occurrence that brings
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| | the merger with Sears. The game of
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| into question the integrity of Sears
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| | TrustBall (TM) This development, along
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| Holding Company leadership. When Lampert
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| | with prior experiences with Kmart
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| masterminded the merger of Sears and
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| | Corporation dating back to Kmart's
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| Kmart, Lampert and other senior
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| | pre-bankrutcy days, shows a continued
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| executives at Kmart assured the people of
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| | problem at the company with the integrity
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| the State of Michigan and the City of
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| | of its leadership. This is a major
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| Troy that Kmart would keep a "significant
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| | emphasis of the TrustBall (TM) workshop
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| presence" in Southeastern Michigan. It
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| | offered by Max Impact. Once trust has
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| was widely thought, and not denied, that
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| | come under question, the individual
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| this meant the new Sears Holding Company
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| | organization involved must go to the
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| would keep the base of its Kmart discount
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| | TrustBall (TM) on-deck circle before
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| stores in the Troy area. As time passed
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| | they can enter into a trusting
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| it became clear that this was not the
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| | relationship with customers, suppliers,
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| intention.Likewise, the Corporation's
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| | employees, and other stakeholders. It is
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| leadership had assured other stakeholders
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| | in the on-deck circle that a batter warms
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| that it was committed to making Kmart a
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| | up and prepares for the next at-bat.
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| viable retailer. This move, forming a
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| | Once at-bat, the hitter will once again
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| real estate venture, confirms earlier
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| | be able to establish trust. However
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| suspicions that the lucrative land Kmart
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| | without the proper "warm-up" the batter
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| sits on is a major part of the long-term
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| | once again strike out.If you play the
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| Sears financial plan.According to filings
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| | game of TrustBall (TM) correctly, you
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| with the Securities and Exchange
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| | will be able to move around all the bases
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| Commission, New Plan Excel Realty
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| | and score a homerun - perhaps you will
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| operates hundreds of strip malls
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| | even win the world series of
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| throughout the nation. Wal-Mart is their
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| | trust.ConclusionThe leadership of any
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| largest tenant followed by Kroger and
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| | organization needs to realize that trust
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| then Sears Holdings. New Plan Excel
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| | is a corporate asset and needs to be
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| Realty is already working on the
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| | treated as an investment. When high trust
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| redevelopment of three Kmart stores in
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| | is present, customer, employee, investor,
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| Memphis and the Sears-owned properties
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| | and supplier loyalty increases to the
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| closed in September of 2005.According to
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| | point that all three can be retained for
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| Louis Taylor, a real estate analyst at
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| | a lifetime. However when trust is low,
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| Deutsche Banc Securities in New York, as
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| | productivity and profits are lost and
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| quoted in Crain's Business, "This could
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| | customers seek to do business elsewhere,
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| start the process in earnest of unlocking
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| | the best suppliers will no longer deal
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| the value of the real estate. If the
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| | with you, shareholders will sell and
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| economics are what Sears hopes it will
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| | drive down stock prices, and employee
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| be, I think you'll see Sears broaden it.
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| | turnover - especially among the best
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| Instead of three at a time, they can do a
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| | employees - will increase.Rick Weaver is
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| hundred and split it up geographically,
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| | an accomplished business executive with a
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| or have three or four different real
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| | wealth of experience in retail, market
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| estate companies handle pieces of it. If
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| | analysis, supply chain enhancement,
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| it works with Kmarts, then why not do it
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| | project management, team building, and
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| with Sears?"The numbers Most industry
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| | process improvement. Building on a strong
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| analyst have expected that lamp or would
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| | retail background, Rick moved to full
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| sell 200 to 300 Sears stores that are
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| | supply-chain involvement, working with
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| falling short of required revenue.
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| | hundreds of companies to improve sales,
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| However according to a recent report from
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| | processes, and bottom-line results.As
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| Morgan Stanley, Sears properties are
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| | Rick's interaction in varied industries
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| worth only about $50 a square foot. This
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| | expanded, he became troubled as he
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| is due primarily to their location in
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| | increasingly noticed that people and
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| malls, which continues to be a lesser
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| | companies had untapped or unfocused
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| desired location for large stores and big
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| | talent.Coupled with Rick's passion for
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| boxes. On the other hand Kmart's
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| | training and development, popular style
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| properties are estimated to be worth an
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| | of interactive workshops and seminars,
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| average of $85 a square foot, according
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| | and strong desire for continuous
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| to the same Morgan Stanley report.
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| | improvement, he founded Max Impact
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| Kmart's location or more desirable as
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| | Corporation to be singularly focused on
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| many are in well-developed areas where
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| | helping individuals and organizations
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| land is at a premium and their locations
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| | achieve high performance.Rick is a
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| in strip shopping centers are the main
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| | popular speaker at seminars, workshops,
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| target of big-box retailers. With Kmart
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| | and conferences. He has spoken in 43
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| already meeting the zoning requirements,
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| | states, including Alaska and Hawaii, and
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| the startup time to redevelop an existing
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| | in Canada and Puerto Rico. He is
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| Kmart into a new retail establishment is
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| | available to speak at groups of all
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| shortened.Sears Holdings started Sears
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| | sizes.
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| Essentials soon after the merger of the
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