Five more Arizona Sears stores, three of them in the Valley, are shutting down. They are among 142 Sears and K-Mart stores on a closing list issued by Sears Holdings as it files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
The list obtained by "USA Today" includes the Sears stores in Superstition Springs Center in Mesa, Desert Sky Mall in Phoenix and Chandler Fashion Center. Stores in Yuma and Sierra Vista are also slated for closure. Sears had already announced the closure of its Metrocenter store.