Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores, Inc. announced consolidated unaudited earnings results for the first quarter ended May 4, 2019. For the quarter, the company reported net sales of $291,072,000 against $381,281,000 a year ago. Operating loss was $7,825,000 against $5,609,000 a year ago. Net loss was $12,054,000 or $0.53 per basic and diluted share against $9,369,000 or $0.41 per basic and diluted share a year ago.