Sears - Wikipedia
WEBIn 1887, Sears and Roebuck relocated the business to Chicago, and the company published Richard Sears's first mail-order catalog, offering watches, diamonds, and jewelry. In 1889, Sears sold his business for $100,000 ($3 million in 2021 dollars) and relocated to Iowa, planning to be a rural banker. [16]
Sears ‑ Stores, Business & Roebuck | HISTORY
WEBAug 23, 2017 · The story of Sears begins in 1886, when a railroad station agent in Minneapolis, Minnesota named Richard Sears started selling gold watches at $14 apiece. The mail-order watch...
Sears | History & Facts | Britannica Money - Encyclopedia Britannica
WEBSep 23, 2024 · In 1886 Richard W. Sears founded the R.W. Sears Watch Company in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to sell watches by mail order. He relocated his business to Chicago in 1887, hired Alvah C. Roebuck to repair watches, and established a mail-order business for watches and jewelry.
The Rise and Fall of Sears | Smithsonian
WEBJul 25, 2017 · The company was founded as a modest mail-order retailer of watches in the 1880s by Richard W. Sears and Alvah C. Roebuck. Julius Rosenwald, a Chicago clothing merchant who became a partner in the...
Sears, Roebuck and Co. -- Company History
WEBSears, Roebuck and Co. is a leading retailer of apparel, home and automotive products and services, with annual revenue of more than $40 billion. The company serves families in the U.S. through Sears stores nationwide, through our catalogs, and through this web site. Key Dates: 1886: R.W. Sears Watch Company is founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Sears’ extraordinary history: A timeline - CNN
WEBOct 15, 2018 · The two started a catalog business selling watches and jewelry in 1888, incorporating under the Sears Roebuck name in 1893.
A Brief Chronology of Sears History - Sears Archives
WEBSears settles in the company's first Chicago location and hires a watchmaker named Alvah C. Roebuck. 1888. Date of the earliest catalog featuring only watches and jewelry. 1893. Corporate name becomes Sears, Roebuck and Co. 1896. First large general catalog.
The 20th-Century Retail Mecca That Was Sears, Roebuck & Co. - HistoryNet
WEBJan 16, 2024 · Established in the late 1880s, by Richard W. Sears and Alvah C. Roebuck as a mail order catalog company selling watches and jewelry, A.C. Roebuck Watch Company would become Sears, Roebuck & Co. in 1893 and expand its product offerings to compete with general stores selling select high-priced …
A Narrative History of Sears - Sears Archives
WEBSears has opened the doors to its vast archival collection and invited the public to peek inside. More than 100 years of stories, product and brand histories, photographs, catalog images and more are now available online.
Sears, Roebuck and Company summary | Britannica
WEBSears, Roebuck and Company, U.S. merchandising company, historically one of the world’s largest retailers. It was founded in 1893 by Richard W. Sears (1863–1914) and Alvah C. Roebuck (1864–1948).