Sears

Also known as Sears, Roebuck and Company, Sears, Roebuck and Co., Sears, Roebuck & Co.

Sears, Roebuck and Co., commonly known as Sears ( ), is an American chain of department stores and online retailer. The company was founded in 1892 by Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck and reincorporated in 1906 by Richard Sears and Julius Rosenwald. The company began as a mail-order catalog company and opened its first retail locations in 1925. Through the 1980s, Sears was the largest retailer in the United States.

Key facts

Company.name: Sears, Roebuck and Co.
Company.logo: Sears logo (2020).svg
Company.image: View of Willis Tower, formerly known as Sears Tower Designed and built in 1973 by the architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill for Sears, Roebuck & Company, the world's largest retailer LCCN2011631755.tif
Company.image_caption: Willis Tower (previously Sears Tower), corporate headquarters from 1973 to 1995.
Company.type: Subsidiary (Formerly Public)
Company.trade_name: Sears
Company.traded_as: NYSE: S (1906–2005)DJIA component (1924–1999)S&P 100 component (until 2005)S&P 500 component (until 2005)
Company.industry: Retail
Company.foundation: as R.W. Sears Watch CompanyChicago, Illinois, U.S.
Company.location_city: Hoffman Estates, Illinois
Company.location_country

Article

25 sections

Contents

History
Beginnings
Early 20th century
Boom years
Brick and mortar
Catalog
Americas
Expansion
1970s pinnacle
Video games
Mail order
Decline
Bankruptcy and current operations
Corporate affairs
Logo
Sponsorships
Employee relations
Leadership
President
Chairman of the board
Gallery
See also
References
Further reading
External links

In 2005, Eddie Lampert took control of the company through Kmart. The merger resulted in Sears Holdings. Sears's parent company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on October 15, 2018. After the bankruptcy, Transformco has shifted focus onto managing and selling off the remaining real estate assets.