"The judge was warning that you claim to want to save tens of thousands of jobs. I hope that is what you do and not end up liquidating the company over the next few years."

-David Wander, an attorney with Davidoff Hutcher & Citron, a firm that represents several Sears vendors in the retailer’s bankruptcy matter, explaining to The New York Times last week the “clear warning” he believes the court imparted to Edward Lampert, who heads the investment firm that has agreed to buy Sears and keep about 450 stores open.