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Sears, Roebuck and Co. (/ s ɪər z / SEERZ), [5] commonly known as Sears, is an American chain of department stores founded in 1892 by Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck and reincorporated in 1906 by Richard Sears and Julius Rosenwald, with what began as a mail ordering catalog company migrating to opening retail locations in 1925, the first in Chicago. [6]
Businessman. Years active. 1886–1908. Known for. Co-founder of department store Sears, Roebuck and Company. Richard Warren Sears (December 7, 1863 – September 28, 1914) was an American company manager, retail businessman and the co-founder of department store Sears, Roebuck and Company with his partner Alvah Curtis Roebuck .
Sears Holdings Corporation was an American holding company headquartered in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. It was the parent company of the chain stores Kmart and Sears and was founded after the former purchased the latter in 2005. [ 7] It was the 20th-largest retailing company in the United States in 2015. [ 8]
The company was a spun off from Sears Holdings in 2012. [5] [7] By May 2019, Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores & its independent dealers & franchisees operated a total of 639 stores across 49 states as well as in Puerto Rico & Bermuda. [8] On June 3, 2019, it was announced that Transform Holdco would acquire Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores.
The ‘Gables Sears’ history The Sears store on the intersection of Douglas Road and Coral Way at 3655 SW 22nd Ave. was under construction in the early 1950s, before opening its doors in 1954.
Sears plc was a large British -based conglomerate. The company was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. It was acquired by Charles Clore in the 1950s who expanded the company to be one of the largest retailers in Britain. It was acquired by Philip Green in 1999 who oversaw the break up of the group.
1891–1948. Known for. Co-founder Sears, Roebuck & Co. Spouse. Sarah Blanche Lett. Children. 3 (2 sons, 1 daughter) Alvah Curtis Roebuck (January 9, 1864 – June 18, 1948) was an American retail businessman, who was one of the co-founders of department store Sears, Roebuck and Company with his partner Richard Warren Sears .
The building was used for mail order until 1992, when Sears closed the distribution center and sold the building. While Sears still operated a retail store on the ground floor until 2021, the rest of the enormous complex remained vacant. The 1,800,000-square-foot (170,000 m 2) complex has been the subject of several renovation proposals since ...