Sears, Roebuck & Co. said it would close two buildings on East Olympic Boulevard in addition to the retail warehouses in East Los Angeles and Montebello the following year.

The birthplace of Sears, Roebuck & Co. was this railroad station, left, in North Redwood, Minn. A young station agent there, Richard W. Sears, right, launched the business in 1886 and moved to ...

In 1969, Sears Roebuck and Co. was the largest retailer in the world, with about 350,000 employees, and decided it needed a central office space in Chicago. The tower opened in 1973.

“Sears was originally Sears and Roebuck and founder Alvah Curtis Roebuck began as a watchmaker in a Hammond jewelry store at age 22,” Malarik noted.

Sears Holdings Corp. said Tuesday that Vice Chairman Alan Lacy, who led Sears, Roebuck & Co. through the purchase of Lands’ End, the sale of its credit card business and the chain’s sale to ...

At more than 130 years old, Sears is woven into the fabric of American history. As its retail presence and cultural significance decline, we took a look back at the company through its long history.

Sears' history as an American retail pioneer goes back 132 years. ... The two started a catalog business selling watches and jewelry in 1888, incorporating under the Sears Roebuck name in 1893.

Kmart Holding Corp.’s proposal to acquire Sears, Roebuck and Co. for $11 billion might be wowing Wall Street, but it doesn’t do anything to solve the serious problems afflicting two of … ...

Ancestry.com now has the complete collection of Sears, Roebuck and Company catalogs from 1896 to 1993, spring and fall seasons, available for viewing on its website.. Comprising more than 250,000 ...

SubmittedWhat began as Galveston Island’s Sears and Roebuck store is now home to one of GHF’s more public endeavors. To celebrate the recent exterior restoration work as well as the recently ...

For decades, the Sears Roebuck and Co. building was a fixture in Bergen County, known for its art-deco style and soaring 105-foot tower bearing the name of the once-iconic retailer.