In the spinal column, nerve roots branch off the spinal cord and form a network of somatic nerves throughout the body. Damage to or compression of the nerve roots in the spine that serve the somatic nervous system can lead to symptoms like numbness, tingling, loss of movement, burning and pain in the area of the body that corresponds to that somatic spinal nerve. Common causes of nerve root compression in the somatic nervous system include: Degenerative disc disease.
Quick Answer. As of 2014, Sears Holdings, which owns and operates Kmart and Sears retail stores, has closed over 200 Kmart and Sears locations due to increasing financial losses as a result of declining sales figures. The two retailers have struggled in recent years to stay competitive with other major retail chains.
Sears Holdings released a list of 79 Kmart and Sears stores that will close as part of the companyâs plan to shutter up to 120 stores. There is no word yet on an exact timetable for the closings. No stores are closing, at least not yet, in neighboring Illinois. Less than two weeks ago, the Illinois legislature essentially exempted sears holdings from a huge tax increase thatâs hitting other businesses in that state in an effort to keep the company from moving its headquarters out of Chicago.