USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Sears started with watches. The story of Sears begins in 1886, when a railroad station agent in Minneapolis, Minnesota named Richard Sears started selling gold watches at $14 apiece. The next year, he set up shop with watchmaker Alvah Roebuck on Dearborn and Randolph Streets in Chicago.

Detailed explanation-2: -In addition to selling household goods, hardware, and clothing, Sears provided repair services for automobiles and for household items such as appliances, electronic equipment, and home heating and cooling systems. In 2002 Sears purchased the retailer Lands’ End for nearly $2 billion.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1887, Sears and Roebuck relocated the business to Chicago, and the company published Richard Sears’s first mail-order catalog, offering watches, diamonds, and jewelry.

Detailed explanation-4: -Richard Sears and Alvah Roebuck issued their first catalog, 322 pages in 1891. At that time, 65% of the population lived in rural areas and were required to travel to often distant post boxes to pick up their mail, or to pay carriers for delivery.