sears

Back in the late 19th Century, two men, Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Roebuck started one of North America's most enduring retail stores, Sears, Roebuck and Company, or as it is commonly known today as just Sears.

This amazingly successful company got its humble start when Richard Sears sold watches through a mail-order catalog in the 1890s. Shortly thereafter, Alvah Roebuck joined him on this venture, leading to hundreds of thousands of dollars in sales. In fact, it wasn't until 1925, more than 30 years after starting the catalog business, that Sears and Roebuck opened its first retail store in Chicago. By the 1970s, the "Roebuck" was dropped from the chain's name. In 2004, Kmart and Sears merged, but decided to keep their stores and brands separate.

The retail store chain, selling everything from socks to tires to household appliances, boasts a current total of almost 4,000 stores, helping Sears bring in over $50 billion annually.

Sears is currently headquartered in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, a northwestern suburb of Chicago.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “sears”

• in Business
  Estimated 4,700 Workers May Be Cut in First Round of Sears, Kmart Closures
  79 U.S. Stores Targeted So Far, With Florida Bearing the Brunt
  by johnjegan / on Dec 29, 2011
• in Business
  Sears, Kmart to Close Over 100 Stores
  A lackluster Christmas season has left the company no other choice but to shutter 100 to 120 stores.
  by stephengfm / on Dec 27, 2011
• in Business
  Study Rips Retailers’ Customer Service on Facebook
  Walmart, Kmart Among Retailers Lagging in Response to Complaints on Facebook
  by johnjegan / on Nov 6, 2011

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  Florida F Erik Murphy had 14 points and four rebounds vs. Mississippi State. (Photo by Phil Sears, US Presswire) Late in the press conference following his team’s loss to Florida on Saturday, Mississippi State coach Rick Stansbury went to great lengths to explain how good the Gators are. Patric Young gives them a ...
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• Sears’ E-Receipt Fear: Buy Once, Return Many

  
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• 7 Foods Even the Experts Won’t Eat

  
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• Sears Leads Fitness Equipment Sales

  
  Diets in Review Blog — Authority: 550
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• The Newsonomics of the Long Good-Bye: Kodak’s, Sears’ and Newspapers – Ken Doctor – Seeking Alpha

  
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• What You Need to Know About Sleeping Through the Night Part 3

  
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  By 6-8 months your baby is fully ready and capable to be completely done with eating at night. Dr. Sears suggests that some parents really enjoy feeding their babies at night and will happily continue offering night feeding sessions until the child stops waking up on their own. If you are one of these mythical [...]
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• Alan E. Sears: Blurring the Lines Between An Agenda and Human Rights

  
  ADF Alliance Alert — Authority: 445
  ADF President and General Counsel Alan E. Sears at Townhall : On December 6, President Barack Obama’s support for the demands of the “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender” agenda rose to the next level when he issued a memorandum directing federal agencies abroad to “improve protections for LGBT asylum ...
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