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30 unusual facts about Sears


A Painted House

A devoted fan, Luke is saving his hard-earned money to buy a team warm-up jacket he saw advertised in the Sears, Roebuck catalog.

American Foursquare

The largest mail-order house catalog companies were Sears and Aladdin.

An Evening with Orson Welles

An Evening with Orson Welles is a series of six short films created in 1970 by Orson Welles, for the exclusive use of Sears, Roebuck & Co. Welles produced the recitations of popular stories for Sears's Avco Cartrivision machines, a pioneering home video system.

Carrs-Safeway

The Mall at Sears, an enclosed mall with an interior motif resembling a downtown sidewalk, was built the following year.

Connecting Railway

In particular, the Kensington & Tacony Branch served the upper Philadelphia waterfront and the Frankford Arsenal, and the Oxford Road Branch served a Sears distribution center near its crossing of the Reading.

Curacao Department Stores

The annual interest rates are comparable to most other retail stores, such as Macy's, Sears, and The Gap.

Denise Miller

Miller started her acting career at age 11, taking lessons with Sylvia Leigh, that led to jobs with Sears Roebuck and a portrayal of Helen Keller in an Exxon Bicentennial advertisement.

Grand Central Mall

It features more than ninety tenants, including a food court, a movie theater and five anchor stores: Belk, Elder-Beerman, JCPenney, Sears and Dunham's Sports which opened in November 2009.

Harriet Phillips Bungalow

A strong example of an American Craftsman Bungalow, it is possible that the house may have been built as a catalog home sold—not by Sears—but by an Iowa company that preceded Sears in offering full kits that included materials and designs for such homes.

While these houses most commonly are associated with Sears, which made most of them between 1908 and 1940, there were other manufacturers.

Henry J

In 1952, Kaiser began selling rebadged Henry Js through Sears, under the nameplate of Allstate.

JNCO

JNCO brand graphic t-shirts and designer jeans can still be found in certain regions in stores such as J. C. Penney and Sears as of January 2010.

Jordan Marsh

Jordan Marsh also opened a San Diego branch around the same time, occupying the former Sears store downtown.

Kellwood Company

In 1961, fifteen independent suppliers of soft goods to Sears, Roebuck and Co.

Louis Marx

By 1951, the Marx company had 12 factories worldwide, and for much of the 1950s it was the largest toy manufacturer in the world, with much of the success coming from Sears, Roebuck & Co. catalog sales and the many themed playsets available.

Merchandize Liquidators

The company works on bringing products from Macy’s, Sears, CVS and other major US retailers, to the secondary markets.

Mudd Jeans

Until 2009, Mudd products could be found in the United States at Kohl's, JC Penney, Sears, Shoe Dept., Target, Famous Footwear, Bealls, Bon Ton, Carson Pirie Scott, and Stage.

Museum of the Rockies

Many of the interior items are believed to have been ordered from the Sears catalog.

Northrop BQM-74 Chukar

The 4468th moved on a fast track, with trucks modified and obtained from a California commercial trucking firm, tool kits purchased from Sears, and field gear bought from war surplus stores.

Port Dover Composite School

In addition to its drama classes, the school has a long tradition of excellence at the prestigious Sears Drama Festival.

Rudolf Schrader

After the Olympics he joined Sears and remained with them until his retirement at the age of 65.

Sears, Roebuck, and Company Complex

Ocean's Twelve (2004) - George Clooney and Matt Damon along with many other actors filmed a scene in the Power House.

Shawnee Pottery

Shortly after production began in 1937, Sears Roebuck and Company asked the Shawnee Pottery Company to design a line of dinnerware known as Valencia, and a line of kitchenware exclusively for their stores.

ShopSavvy

The application has partnerships with over 40,000 retailers, including Barnes & Noble, Best Buy, Nordstrom, Sears, Target, and Walmart.

Silvertone

Silvertone Records (disambiguation) was the name of three different record labels, including one sold at Sears

Stevens Arms

Further units were sold as the Savage Model 6 by Sears.

Troy Perry

Perry worked in a Sears department store, and was drafted for the army in 1965 where he served two years in Germany.

TrueCookPlus

In 2008, the first TrueCookPlus licensed microwave ovens were launched in a limited national test market beginning at Best Buy in August, then Sears in September.

Williamson Road

Retail establishments, most notably Sears, restaurants, motels, and car dealerships were mainstays of Williamson Road.

X10 Wireless Technology

Soon after, Sears, Roebuck and other companies joined the market with X10 and other branded products.


A Tuna Christmas

Sears and Williams did command performances of both Greater Tuna and A Tuna Christmas at the White House for President George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush.

Albert Henry Loeb

In 1895, Sears Roebuck and Co. became a client of Loeb & Adler when Aaron Nusbaum and Richard Warren Sears retained the firm to draft reorganization documents whereby Nusbaum and Julius Rosenwald became owners of Sears.

America First Committee

Nearly half came from a few millionaires such as William H. Regnery, H. Smith Richardson of the Vick Chemical Company, General Robert E. Wood of Sears-Roebuck, Sterling Morton of Morton Salt Company, publisher Joseph M. Patterson (New York Daily News) and his cousin, publisher Robert R. McCormick (Chicago Tribune).

To preside over their committee, America First chose General Robert E. Wood, the 61 year-old chairman of Sears, Roebuck and Co..

Bel Air Mall

Currently, Belk, Dillard's, JCPenney, Sears and Target serve as the mall's anchor stores; the mall also features more than 130 stores and restaurants.

Castlerigg stone circle

In the passage quoted below, Sears also quotes an earlier description of the circle by Ann Radcliffe (Mrs. Radcliffe).

Colerain Heights, Ohio

The community contains Northgate Mall, one of Cincinnati's major shopping malls, which contains stores such as Macy's, Sears, Aeropostale, Foot Locker, and more.

Edmund Sears

Sears is known today primarily as the man who penned the words to "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear" in 1849.

Evelyn Sears

Evelyn Georgianna Sears (March 9, 1875, Waltham, Massachusetts - November 10, 1966, Waltham) was an American tennis player at the beginning of the 20th century.

Franklin Mills

AMC Theatres, opened 1998 as General Cinema on former Sears Catalog Oulet site, renamed to AMC in 2002

Gateway Fashion Mall

The mall was opened in September 1979 with anchor stores Sears, A.W. Lucas & Co., and White Mart.

Greater Tuna

Sears and Williams did command performances of both Greater Tuna and A Tuna Christmas at the White House for President George H. W. Bush and Barbara Bush.

Hally Wood

As a singer she had two solo albums in early 1950s (Stinson "Hally Wood Sings Texas Folksongs"; Elektra "Oh Lovely Appearance of Death"), appeared on several concert/compilation albums, sang in concerts with Pete Seeger, Leadbelly, Woody Guthrie, Jean Ritchie, & others in the NYC area, including a concert at Carnegie Hall on Saturday, December 21, 1957 with Sonny Terry and Dave Sears.

Isaac J. Wistar

Sears, Stephen W., Controversies & Commanders: Dispatches from the Army of the Potomac, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2000, ISBN 0-618-05706-4.

J. Kirk Richards

Among other locations, Richards work has been shown at the Springville Museum of Art; the Renaissance Center Juried Show in Nashville, Tennessee; the Provo Arts Council Freedom Festival Fine Art Exhibit; the Bountiful/Davis Art Center; at Southern Virginia University as part of its Annual Shenandoah Invitational Art Show; at the Robert N. & Peggy Sears Dixie State Invitational Art Shows in St. George, Utah; and the Museum of Church History and Art.

Jesse M. Williams

Sears, Stephen W., To the Gates of Richmond: The Peninsula Campaign, New York: Ticknor & Fields, 1992.

Laguna Hills Mall

It was built in 1973 and was renovated in 1994, and originally anchored by four major department stores: The Broadway, Buffum's, JCPenney, and Sears.

Lamorne Morris

Morris can be seen in commercials including ones for State Farm Insurance, Taco Bell, Twix, Miller Lite, Las Vegas, 7 Up, Edge, Sears, Microsoft Windows, Chili's, McDonald's, Ford and Hornitos Tequila.

Lessing J. Rosenwald

Rosenwald was the best known Jewish supporter of the America First Committee, which advocated American neutrality in World War II before the attack on Pearl Harbor, and was led by his successor at Sears-Roebuck and lifelong friend Robert E. Wood.

Let's Dance!

Promotional cassettes were produced with the re-release of their 1989/1990 Car Tunes Series (Volumes 1 through 4), partnered with Sears KidVantage program.

Midtown Madness

The city is modeled after Chicago, including many of its landmarks, such as The 'L', Willis Tower (then known as Sears Tower), Wrigley Field, and Soldier Field.

Miguel Duhamel

He had a second place finish at the Sears Point 600 SuperSport race before his season was cut short by crashing at Road Atlanta.

National Negro Labor Council

The organization led job campaigns against companies such as Sears-Roebuck, Ford Motor Company, General Electric and others.

Nordstrom

On January 15, 2014, a sixth location was announced for the Toronto Eaton Centre, replacing a flagship Sears location that is closing in February.

Penelope Peterson

Peterson was named Dean of Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy in September 1997 and previously served as University Distinguished Professor of Education at Michigan State University and Sears-Bascom Professor of Education at University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Pilot Software

The company has more than 300 customers, including GSA, Sears, Health Net, and Sarasota County, Florida.

Recognition Professionals International

A non-profit organization, RPI is currently sponsored by companies including Discover Financial Services, BMW Manufacturing, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Wells Fargo, and Sears.

Security Square Mall

The mall features over 100 stores and restaurants, as well as a food court, with Burlington Coat Factory, Macy's, Old Navy and Sears serving as anchor stores.

Sky Commando

The film was one of Connors' first, having made his debut in Sudden Fear (1952); he had previously appeared in Sears' The 49th Man, earlier in 1953.

Stephen W. Sears

Stephen Ward Sears (born July 27, 1932) is an American historian specializing in the American Civil War.

Steve Siegel

He successfully negotiated, secured and managed licensing for brands such as Nickelodeon’s Blues Clues, Mattel’s Barbie, Pokémon and Betty Boop and expanded the company’s product line into national retailers including Sears, Target, JCPenney and Toys "R" Us.

They Came for Good

The film covers American Jew's entrepreneurial spirit from the mostly-Jewish peddlers selling goods on the back roads of the South to those who run the general stores that will one day grow into nationwide chains like Macy’s, Sears, Gimbels, Sterns and Filene's, Jews were major purveyors of commercial good in this country and, thus, major contributors to popular culture.

Timothy Eaton statue

When Sears Canada acquired many of the corporate assets of the Eaton's chain, there was a brief legal tussle between Sears and the Eaton family over ownership of the statues.

TOCA

Teams with S2000 cars will be eligible for the newly introduced S2000 trophy named after the winner of the inaugural British Saloon Car Championship in 1958, Jack Sears, known as the Jack Sears Trophy, of which Sears himself will award to the top S2000 finisher of the year at the final round based on the amount of S2000 wins (known as 'cups') over the season.

Twelve Oaks Mall

Twelve Oaks Mall was developed by A. Alfred Taubman and was completed and opened on August 3, 1977, anchored by Hudson's, JCPenney and Sears; the mall was designed by Victor Gruen and Richard Prince.

WGCI-FM

WGCI broadcasts at 3700 watts (3.7 kilowatts) at 107.5 megahertz (MHz) from atop the Willis Tower (the former Sears Tower) in Downtown Chicago, and has studios located on Michigan Avenue.

Wheelie bike

Other notable manufacturers and retailers that offered models include AMF, CCM, Columbia, Huffy, Iverson, J. C. Penney, Malvern Star, Monark, Murray, Ross, Sears, and Vindec.

Willis Building

Willis Tower a skyscraper in Chicago formerly called the Sears Tower

WKBT-DT

If put up next to Chicago's Willis Tower (formerly known as the Sears Tower), the WKBT transmitter would surpass the upper roof and fall just about 100 feet short of the highest antenna on top.

Wolsey, South Dakota

Richard Warren Sears, founder of Sears, Roebuck, and Co, began his retail sales career by selling unclaimed watches while serving as a station agent for the railroad in Wolsey in the early 1880s.