Sarah Simmons, an investment analyst for retail, just got a Sears, Roebuck and Co. 1999 Annual Report. Sears was a problem in the past with the collection of receivables from customers of credit card purchases with Sears. These problems led to the last write-offs, as well as the legal problems that have led to a decrease in the shares. Sarah has to assess the situation that the company has made for possible problems in collecting receivables. This case provides background information about the business Sears and past issues, introduction to accounting for contingencies and financial information from public sources Sears and industry. "Hide
by Karen Nelson, David W. Hoyt Source: Stanford Graduate School of Business 7 pages. Publication Date: September 15, 2000. Prod. #: A165-PDF-ENG
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