One came at age 12, when he saw a Sears catalogue offering formal dresses. “When I saw that I said, ‘I'm gonna make dresses for women and I’m gonna make them so different I’m gonna shock ...

Sears, Roebuck and Co, known typically as Sears, is mostly struggling because of competition from other retailers, such as Walmart and Best Buy — though some questionable business decisions didn ...

Those seeking to get a start on their Christmas shopping often began by perusing the Sears catalog and perhaps ventured to malls in search of gifts between stops at Your Host Restaurants which ...

Initially selling watches and jewelry, the Sears catalog quickly became an Amazon for the turn of the last century—selling, ...

Starting around 1908, Sears started selling prefabricated homes via its “Modern Homes” catalogs. Prices ranged from below ...

Uniquely is a Sacramento Bee series that covers the moments, landmarks and personalities that define what makes living in the Sacramento area so special. Minnie Kendall’s Roseville house was ...

In 1925, about half the toys in the Sears catalog were marketed explicitly ... gender distinctions resurged in children’s goods, especially clothing. Marketers may have seen an opportunity ...

Sears is the worst! I have now 2 separate times this company does not send billing in a timely manner then charges you late fees. Very sad that a company lowers itself to these tactics in order to ...

In the 1980s and 1990s, passenger trains were no longer a part of most travelers’ lives. But railroads rebounded economically, due to growth in rail shipment of freight containers, automobiles, coal, ...

Chabot can look at contemporary photos from Google Maps or real estate listings, compare them with pictures from old Sears catalogs and quickly know if the house is the real thing. In California ...