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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 ...

By 1893, the successful watch sales partnership between Sears and Roebuck formally launched as Sears, Roebuck, and Company.

A century ago, Chicagoans spent the last week of October just like we did — experiencing unseasonably warm weather and ...

Ann Rumbaugh’s first act following her 18th birthday on Sept. 25, 1942, was to apply for a job assembling bombers to be used in World War II. The now 100-year-old Thousand Oaks resident was a ...

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. (CBS) --An era has come to an end in northwest suburban Hoffman Estates, as crews on Thursday were ...

WATERVILLE - Elizabeth “Betty” Fowler, 89, passed away peacefully to join her beloved husband, Leon, on Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, ...

Beginning in the late 1800s, retailers such as Sears, Roebuck and Co. sent out fat catalogs filled with everything from sewing machines and saddles to bicycles and baby buggies for sale.

J.C. Penney first opened on Main Street in 1920, maintaining a popular shopping spot even long after it moved to the Forest Mall.

Between 1908 and 1940, Sears, Roebuck and Co. sold nearly 75,000 kit homes through its Modern Homes program, which featured 447 styles of houses, ranging from large multistory dwellings to tiny ...