After closing hundreds of locations in recent years, Sears plans to open three smaller stores in May in an attempt to reclaim shoppers by selling tools, appliances and other hard goods.

The new stores, called Sears Home & Life, will be a fraction of the size of a typical Sears department store and will also sell mattresses and lawn and garden equipment.

“This is part of an overall strategy to revitalize Sears,” said Peter Boutros, chief brand officer for Sears and Kmart. “We want to be the go-to destination for appliances, mattresses, repairs and maintenance of all your household needs.”

Located in Anchorage, Alaska, Lafayette, La., and Overland Park, Kan., the stores will range in size from 10,000 to 15,000 square feet. A typical Sears store, which also sells apparel, home furnishings, electronics and a range of other items, averages about 150,000 square feet. Sears also plans to convert three smaller stores it opened in 2017 to the Home & Life format.

Sears Holdings Corp., which owned Sears and Kmart, filed for bankruptcy protection in October and closed hundreds of stores. It agreed to sell its remaining stores and other assets to a new company controlled by Edward Lampert, the hedge-fund manager and former Sears CEO.