AdvertisementCan Sears Survive? Maybe Not, Company Admits In Financial FilingsMarch 22, 2017Laurel WamsleyfacebookEmailSears, once the monolith of American retail, says that there is "substantial doubt" that it will be able to keep its doors open. Company shares tumbled more than 12 percent Wednesday. Above, the department store's location in Brooklyn's Flatbush neighborhood today. (AP)