Sears

Sears Roebuck and Co. or Sears, is a mid-range American chain of department stores, which was founded by Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck in the late 19th century. Formerly a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Sears was bought out by Kmart in early 2005, creating the Sears Holdings Corporation.


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Sears Plc - History
... The business was founded by John and William Sears in 1891 and initially traded as bootmakers under the name of Trueform ... He renamed it Sears Holdings in 1955 and it went on to buy the Manfield and Dolcis shoe shop chains in 1956 ... In the late 1950s Clore consolidated all the shoe brands Sears had acquired under the name British Shoe Corporation under which name it also bought Saxone, Lilley Skinner, another ...
Sears Building
... Sears Building may refer to a number of buildings across North America, most of which have been converted to other uses since being Sears regional ...
Starbucks Center - History
... Railroad in a successful attempt to lure Sears, Roebuck to Seattle ... The building was used to fulfill the Sears Catalog in the Western U.S ... Sears opened a retail store at this location in 1925 ...
Altona (West Virginia) - Description - Sears Roebuck House
... The Sears house to the west of the main house is an American Foursquare, listed in the Sears catalog as "Dream House." The two-story hipped-roof ...