No, Sears essentially no longer sells Craftsman in any meaningful way because most Sears stores have closed after bankruptcy in 2018, and Craftsman brand was sold to Stanley Black & Decker in 2017 who now sells it at Lowe's. Craftsman was Sears house brand from 1927 to 2017, sold exclusively at Sears. In 2017, Sears Holdings sold Craftsman to Stanley Black & Decker for 900 million dollars, retaining 15-year license to sell Craftsman at Sears stores, but Sears filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy in October 2018 and closed over 3,000 stores, leaving fewer than 20 small stores by 2024, mostly in US. Those remaining stores have minimal tool inventory and rarely stock Craftsman. Sears.com may still list Craftsman products through third-party marketplace sellers, but not directly from Sears inventory. Stanley Black & Decker now sells Craftsman as primary brand at Lowe's, Ace Hardware, Amazon, and other retailers, with much larger selection and new products. So while Sears technically had right to sell Craftsman until 2032 under license, in practice Sears no longer sells Craftsman because stores are closed and company is defunct. Customers seeking Craftsman should go to Lowe's, which is official primary retailer, with lifetime warranty honored by Stanley Black & Decker, not Sears. So answer is no, Sears does not still sell Craftsman in meaningful retail sense.
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