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 pages ...

In our “Information Age” it might be difficult to comprehend the significance of Sears, Roebuck & Co. in the lives of several generations of mountain people. Comparable to the World Wide Web, the ...

The catalog Parrington is holding features women's fashion from 1902. The date of this photo is unknown. Associated Press file Those of a certain age will remember the Sears “Wish Book.” ...

The Sears, Roebuck and Co. catalog stopped printing in 1993, and the company struggles to remain relevant. However, some of the lessons from its storied past remain.

Sears resurrects Wish Book catalog HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Sears, Roebuck & Co. is bringing back its Wish Book catalog after a 14-year hiatus, the U.S. midrange retail chain said.

For most of the 20th century, Sears, Roebuck & Co. was the mightiest retailer in America. Its thick Sears catalogs have launched millions of Christmas dreams. Sears is associated with Chicago,… ...

From 1908 to 1940, you could choose from over 400 styles of homes to purchase through Sears, Roebuck and Co. mail-order catalog.

Sears, Roebuck put out its first catalog in the 1890’s. You could buy a watch, jewelry and, later on, saddles, sewing machines, silk stockings, even live singing canaries.

To fill part of the great gap war has torn in their merchandising, Sears announced a new venture: its own monthly book club. Sears is out for 100,000 members who will agree to take at least four ...