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Sears

Sears, Roebuck and Co., commonly known as Sears (/sɪərz/ SEERZ),[self-published source] 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…

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Founded
1886 (140 years ago) (1886) as R.W. Sears Watch Company 1892 (134 years ago) (1892) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Founders
Richard Warren Sears · Alvah Curtis Roebuck
Industry
Retail
Headquarters
Hoffman Estates, Illinois (originally Chicago, Illinois), U.S.
Area served
United States
Defunct
March 24, 2005 (21 years ago) (2005-03-24) (as Sears, Roebuck and Company)

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Edges184
Triples242
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.010811
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related to Gallery · 47
Sears → April, August, Brooklyn, Company Warehouse, Concord, Coral Gables, Exterior, February, Florida, Hatillo, Historic Places, Houston, Illinois, January, Mall, Miami, National Register, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Norte
related to Further reading · 46
Sears → American Institution, Anniversary Edition, August, Boris, Catalogues, Chang, Chelsea House, Co Catalogue, Company, Compares Sears's Robert, Computational, Creswell, December, Donald, Emmet, Fred, Harrington Jr, Illinois Press, ISBN, Israel
related to 2004–2018: Merger with Kmart and decline · 20
Sears → As, By, Co, In, January, Kmart, Kmart Holding Corporation, Kmart Holdings Corporation, March, NASDAQ, New York Stock Exchange, On November, Roebuck, Sales, Sears Essentials, Sears Grands, Sears Holdings Corporation, SHLD, Sprint Corporation, The
related to 19th century: Beginnings · 15
Sears → Alvah Curtis Roebuck, Chicago, He, In, Minneapolis, Minnesota, North Redwood, Richard Sears's, Richard Warren Sears, Roebuck, Sears Watch Company, Spring Valley, Stewartville, That, While
Products · 13
Sears → appliances, auto repair, bath, beauty products, bedding, Clothing, electronics, footwear, furniture, housewares, jewelry, tools, toys
related to President · 13
Sears → Baker, Barrows, Boe, Carney, Dean Swift, Jones, Kellstadt, Kittle, McConnell, Richard, Rosenwald, Telling, Wood
related to 1990s and early 2000s: decline · 12
Sears → Allstate, Dean Witter Reynolds, Discover Card, General Growth Properties, Homart, In, It, January, North American, Orchard Supply Hardware, The, The Great Indoors
related to 1980s: Expansion into non-retail entities · 10
Sears → CBS, Coldwell Banker, Dean Witter, Discover, However, IBM, In, Prodigy, United States, Walmart
related to 2018–present: Bankruptcy and current operations · 10
Sears → Chapter, Lampert, Lampert's, October, On February, On January, On November, On September, Sears Holdings, The
related to Early 20th century · 9
Sears → Co, Company, New York, Nusbaum, Roebuck, Rosenwald, Sales, The, They

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company stores roebuck store new catalog million would announced illinois bankruptcy sold rosenwald holdings chicago business kmart 2019 2018 closed

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
SearsArea servedUnited States1.00infobox
SearsDefunctMarch 24, 2005 (21 years ago) (2005-03-24) (as Sears, Roebuck and Company)1.00infobox
SearsFateMerged with Kmart to become Sears Holdings1.00infobox
SearsFounded1886 (140 years ago) (1886) as R.W. Sears Watch Company 1892 (134 years ago) (1892) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.1.00infobox
SearsFoundersRichard Warren Sears1.00infobox
SearsFoundersAlvah Curtis Roebuck1.00infobox
SearsHeadquartersHoffman Estates, Illinois (originally Chicago, Illinois), U.S.1.00infobox
SearsIndustryRetail1.00infobox
SearsNumber of locations5 (2026)1.00infobox
SearsOperating incomeUS$@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-…1.00infobox
SearsOperating incomeUS$−$1.978 billion (2016)1.00infobox
SearsParentSears Holdings (2005–2019)1.00infobox
SearsParentTransformco (2019–present)1.00infobox
SearsProductsClothing1.00infobox
SearsProductsfootwear1.00infobox
SearsProductsbedding1.00infobox
SearsProductsbath1.00infobox
SearsProductsfurniture1.00infobox
SearsProductsjewelry1.00infobox
SearsProductsbeauty products1.00infobox
SearsProductselectronics1.00infobox
SearsProductsappliances1.00infobox
SearsProductshousewares1.00infobox
SearsProductstools1.00infobox
SearsProductstoys1.00infobox
SearsProductsauto repair1.00infobox
SearsRevenueUS$16.702 billion (2017)1.00infobox
SearsRevenueUS$22.138 billion (2016)1.00infobox
SearsSubsidiariesKenmore1.00infobox
SearsSubsidiariesCraftsman (1927–2017)1.00infobox

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