Or maybe you don’t. For the nostalgic and the newly curious alike, here’s the story of a once mainstream—and forever ...

Who else misses department stores? I certainly do. I’m talking about real department stores, the ones divided up into, yep, ...

Long before ecommerce transformed our purchasing experiences, retail catalogs informed and entertained shoppers. From the iconic Sears catalog to monthly mailers from the Columbia House record club, ...

Only five Sears stores remain in the country, with the end likely near for what was once the mightiest American retailer. square feet Only five Sears stores remain in the country, with the end likely ...

For much of the 20th century, the Sears Roebuck catalog held a special place in American homes. It was never just a book of merchandise. It was a window into a wider world for families who lived in ...

There was a time when Sears was as big as it gets in the retail game in the United States, and having the store’s catalog in hand … well, 30 years ago that was about like hoping on Amazon or any of ...

The Sears store in Burbank is closing, the last of the 139-year-old chain’s traditional Southern California retail stores. “I can confirm they are closing,” said Eric Maenner, general manager of the ...

There was a time when Sears was the largest retailer in the United States with 3,500 stores. Now it has just eight. And for folks of a certain age, that is an incredibly somber fact. But it is a fact ...

Over the decades, the kit homes ranged in price from $3,000 to $10,000 depending on the size, design and scope. The companies also sold garages, boilers, chicken coops, bathtubs and built-in shelving.