Sears Outlet is a part of the company Sears Holdings, a public NASDAQ-listed company headquartered in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. The Sears Outlet division was created to sell off excess merchandise from the more than 750 Sears department stores located across the United States. Outlet centers are typically opened in shopping centers rather than in malls like traditional Sears stores, and the company operates a separate website dedicated exclusively to Sears Outlet sales. At the Sears Outlet website, shoppers can purchase refrigerators, cooking appliances, washers and dryers, dishwashers, lawn and garden products, furniture and mattresses, tools, electronics and housewares at closeout prices.