Sears a success story that went downhill
In 2026, There is only under 10 Sears stores in the United States. From thousands of stores all over the country to nothing as the company had a massive loss closing locations. Sears and Roebuck started in 1893 in the Chicago area and built itself up as one of the dominant players with standalone stores and mall stores as the suburban landscape was booming in the 1950's moving forward. Sears also relied on in house store brands to help boost sales such as Kenmore appliances, Craftsman tools, Toughskins child clothing, Die Hard Batteries for cars which came out their auto center which had solo locations or attached to the actual Sears store off the highway or a mall. And of course Sears had its annual catalog for years. You had a chance to look at the holiday toys or looked in the lingerie section which was a few pages long. Also brands like Discover Card, Allstate, Dean Witter, Coldwell Banker were part of Sears expanding network. As the new century was coming, Sears continued but...
