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	Sears -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Richard Sears knew that farmers often brought their crops to town where they could be sold and shipped, and then bought supplies, often at very high prices, from local (A retail store serving a sparsely populated region; usually stocked with a wide variety of merchandise) general stores.
		Sears diversified and became a (A group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization) conglomerate during the mid-20th century.
		Roebuck was dropped from the name of the stores, though not from the official corporate name, in the (The decade from 1970 to 1979) 1970s.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/se/sears.htm (1729 words)

	Sears roebuck - Sears, Roebuck and Co. - Fact Sheet - Hoover's Online
		Sears has opened the doors to its vast archival collection and invited the public to peek inside.
		Sears, Roebuck and Co. is a leading broadline retailer providing merchandise and related services.
		Sears, Roebuck and Co. currently has a 34% BuyBlue rating due to political contributions for the 2003-2004 election cycle.
	siteslinks.com /q/sears-roebuck.htm (531 words)

	Sears, Roebuck and Co.
		Sears, Roebuck and Co. has been a dominate force in the retail industry for many years, actually over a century, and has continually shown a dominance in the way that their business is run.
		Gladly, Sears, Roebuck and Co. was able to prevail and once again is starting to show dominance in the retail industry, founded now to be number two in the retail industry.
		Sears hired Roebuck and in 1893 the corporate name of the firm became Sears, Roebuck and Co. Business turned out to be very profitable for the company and in the 1890's the mail order industry for Sears, Roebuck and Co.
	academic.emporia.edu /smithwil/00spmg456/eja/pieschl.html (1601 words)

	Line56.com: Sears, Roebuck, and Co. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		While Sears was founded on a bleeding-edge innovation, the company seemed to resist the tide of progress in the mid-90s, when many companies were investing heavily in the Internet.
		Sears' strategy, from the beginning of the Internet revolution, was to maintain one face and one identity -- in other words, to make sure there was no chasm between the "online" and the "offline" Sears.
		Sears lets products bought online be picked up at stores; it lets those very products be returned at stores, if necessary; and it has real-time inventory visibility across all stores, a visibility that research group Forrester says has only been achieved by 12 percent of retailers.
	www.line56.com /articles?NewsID=4297 (693 words)

	NASCAR.com - Kmart Holding Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co. Agree to Merge - November 17, 2004
		Sears Holdings will be the nation's third largest retailer, with approximately $55 billion in annual revenues, 2,350 full-line and off-mall stores, and 1,100 specialty retail stores.
		Both Sears, Roebuck and Kmart have made significant strides in transforming their organizations, and the merger will further accelerate this process for both companies.
		Sears Holdings will act as the holding company for the Sears and Kmart businesses, which will continue to operate separately under their respective brand names.
	www.nascar.com /2004/news/business/press/11/17/3284741 (1757 words)

	Sears, Roebuck and Co. Expects $40 Million Charge for Sears Canada Eatons Conversions
		Sears plans to record the charge in the first quarter of 2002.
		Sears Canada today issued a press release, available at http://www.sears.ca, detailing plans to convert seven Eatons stores to Sears stores over the next six months.
		Sears, Roebuck and Co. (NYSE: S) is a leading U.S. retailer of apparel, home and automotive products and services, with annual revenue of more than $40 billion.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/02-18-2002/0001670954&EDATE= (300 words)

	Kmart buys Sears, Roebuck and Co. - March 25, 2005
		OFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — Kmart bought Sears, Roebuck and Co. for $12.3 billion on Thursday, combining two faded retail icons whose sales have been declining for years into the nation’s third biggest retailer with a projected $55 billion in annual sales.
		About two hours later, CEO Alan Lacy disclosed that Sears shareholders also had voted 69 percent in favor of the deal — but he had to endure shouting and insults by retired and former Sears employees upset about the 119-year-old retailer’s acquisition by Kmart.
		"Sears Holdings intends to be a great company and a great retailer," said Lacy, responding to their angry complaints and fears the department-store company’s assets would be sold off to raise cash.
	www.mailtribune.com /archive/2005/0325/biz/stories/02biz.htm (956 words)

	Sears Archives Home Page
		Sears has a rich, long history to tell dating back to 1886 when Richard Sears sold the first batch of watches.
		However, we've boiled Sears history down to a short narrative and event timeline for you: Sears narrative history tells the story of the founding of Sears and the Sears chronology is an up-to-date primer of Sears milestones and events.
		Richard Warren Sears was born December 7, 1863, in Stewartville, Minn., to James Warren and Eliza Sears.
	www.searsarchives.com (136 words)

	Sears, Roebuck & Co. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Honan, VP of IS for Sears' Home Services business, and other executives in his group got approval to spend some $20 million to equip his unit's 14,000-person service staff with handheld PCs.
		Sears has deployed about half of the handheld devices and expects to complete the rollout soon.
		Sears is also evaluating an upgrade of the handheld systems from DOS to Windows.
	www.informationweek.com /679/79iuro6.htm (713 words)

	Case Study - Sears Roebuck and Co (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Now, Sears, Roebuck and Co. sends and receives all payments electronically with these 5,000 suppliers and avoids the cost and fraud risks that can occur when paying with non-electronic methods.
		This model was used to quickly implement large groups of Sears, Roebuck and Co. suppliers in diverse industries ranging from hardware to apparel.
		Sears Vendor Management organization is able to monitor progress of the suppliers' compliance throughout the enablement process through SPS Commerce's tracking tools.
	www.spscommerce.com /cust/cstudy-sears.shtml (2202 words)

	DSN Retailing Today: APPAREL - Sears, Roebuck and Co - Brief Article
		Sears gets more guff about its apparel business than any other segment of its operations, so it is taking step to address the shortcomings.
		Sears has made efforts to improve the quality, style and value of its apparel, Lacy said--even if it's not evident in the numbers yet.
		A silver lining to Sears' apparel strategy is the foresight it has had in merchandising kids' licenses such as Blues Clues and Pokemon, among the few character-oriented clothing lines to sell strongly over the past year.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0FNP/is_23_39/ai_68709745 (651 words)

	Sears, Roebuck and Co. Announces Results of $11.8 Billion Debt Tender Offer
		While Sears believes that its forecasts and assumptions are reasonable, it cautions that actual results may differ materially.
		Sears intends the forward-looking statement to speak only as of the time first made and does not undertake to update or revise it as more information becomes available.
		Sears also offers a variety of merchandise and services through its Web sites, sears.com and landsend.com, and a variety of specialty catalogues.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/11-17-2003/0002059243&EDATE= (649 words)

	Indiantelevision.com > Media, Advertising & Marketing Watch > Sears, Roebuck & Co. severs 43-year old tie ...
		MUMBAI: Sears, Roebuck and Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of Sears Holdings Corporation, has decided to move away from its 43-year long creative agency Ogilvy and Mather Worldwide.
		The announcement follows agency presentations, during which Sears, Roebuck asked its two principal agencies, YandR and OandM Worldwide, for proposals to integrate the account and reinvent the collaborative process to enhance value and improve speed to market.
		Under a service agreement between Sears and YandR, the marketing communications agency will have advertising responsibility for the Kenmore, Craftsman and DieHard brands, as well as non-product Sears, Roebuck and Co. advertising.
	www.indiantelevision.com /mam/headlines/y2k5/aug/augmam73.htm (284 words)

	Sears, Roebuck & Co.
		For more than 100 years, Sears, Roebuck and Co. has helped American home owners outfit and maintain their homes and families.
		As its first national not-for-profit partner, Sears selected the NeighborWorks® Network of local nonprofit organizations dedicated to assisting families purchase, improve, and maintain their homes.
		Sears’ support will help these Centers to offer a wide range of educational services, products and training necessary to purchase, renovate, maintain and manage a home.
	www.winwinpartner.com /Branding/ssSears.html (388 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: 1902 Sears, Roebuck & Co. Catalog (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Virtually everything could be ordered from good old Sears Roebuck from the tools used to pull teeth, to early toilets, to carriages and clothing, practially everything but a house (although there is a section on tents and coverings that look as big as houses).
		I found the sections on tools and household utensils particularly fascinating, although the tool section is one missing pages, and the section on cameras and projectors is a very revealing look at what amounted to career choices at the turn of the century.
		Sears also had a way with advertising verbage which makes you think you'd not only be an absolute fool for ordering anywhere else, but you should actually send them more than the asking price.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0517009226?v=glance (670 words)

	Access Headlines: Sears, Roebuck and Co. Receives 1998 Industrial Grand Challenge Award (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The annual award was established by NCSA in 1992 to honor the corporation that accomplished a major competitive breakthrough during the previous year as a result of its partnership with NCSA.
		Sears is one of 15 Fortune 500 corporations partnering with NCSA to preview emerging technologies and their uses in the corporate sector.
		Sears is a leading U.S. retailer of apparel, home, and automotive products and services, with annual revenue of more than $41 billion.
	archive.ncsa.uiuc.edu /News/Access/Releases/98Releases/980429.GCAward.html (618 words)

	ears Jobs - Employment Opportunities at Monster.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		In addition, Sears, Roebuck and Co. is a majority owner of Sears Canada and holds a minority interest in Sears Mexico.
		Sears is the nation's number one appliance retailer and the leading retailer of Energy Star appliances.
		Sears also offers selected residential services such as home cooling and heating systems and installation, and carpet cleaning through both Sears' business units and authorized contractors and franchisees.
	company.monster.com /sears (559 words)

	Catalog Age: Sears' next move - Sears, Roebuck and Co (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Sears says its direct marketing operations lost $145 million in 1991, and $218 million in 1992 (the '92 loss decreases to $160 million using two recent changes in standard accounting procedures mandated by the Financial Accounting Standards Board).
		Sears also gave details on the restructuring of its retail operations.
		Finally, Sears is ending an era in which it tried to be all things to all customers.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m3816/is_n4_v10/ai_13609484 (587 words)

	2 No. 40: Elijah Speller &c., et al. v. Sears, Roebuck and Co., et al.
		Relying principally on a report issued by the New York City Fire Marshall, defendants rejected the refrigerator as the source of the fire, instead contending that a stovetop grease fire was the cause of the conflagration.
		Supreme Court denied defendants' request for summary judgment, holding that plaintiffs' submissions raised a triable issue of fact as to whether the fire was caused by a defect in the refrigerator.
		Accordingly, the order of the Appellate Division should be reversed, with costs, and the motion of defendants Sears, Roebuck and Company and Whirlpool Corporation for summary judgment denied.
	www.law.cornell.edu /nyctap/I03_0056.htm (1729 words)

	FTC POLICY STATEMENT ON DECEPTION
		ITT Continental Baking Co. Inc., 83 F.T.C. In determining whether an omission is deceptive, the Commission will examine the overall impression created by a practice, claim, or representation.
		The complaint in Ford Motor Co., D. charged Ford with failing to disclose a "piston scuffing" defect to purchasers and owners which was allegedly widespread and costly to repair.
		Sears, Roebuck and Co., 95 F.T.C. aff'd 676 F.2d 385, (9th Cir.
	www.ftc.gov /bcp/policystmt/ad-decept.htm (6060 words)

	MICROWAVE FILTER CO INC /NY/ financial statement MICROWAVE FILTER CO INC /NY/ income statements SEC,
		MICROWAVE FILTER CO INC /NY/ financial statements of executive compensation data are available in their proxy statements.
		MICROWAVE FILTER CO INC /NY/ income statements for executive base pay and bonus are filed yearly with the SEC in the edgar filing system.
		MICROWAVE FILTER CO INC /NY/ annual reports of executive compensation and pay are searchable and most commonly found in the Def 14a documents.
	swz.salary.com /execcomp/layouthtmls/excl_companyreport_C1001721_tcc.html (672 words)

	Sears Roebuck and Co "neutral weight," estimates reduced \| newratings.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Sears Roebuck and Co "neutral weight," estimates reduced
		NEW YORK, September 3 (newratings.com) - Analyst Wayne Hood of Prudential Financial reiterates his "neutral weight" rating on Sears Roebuck and Co (S.NYS), while reducing his estimates for the company.
		According to Prudential Financial, Sears Roebuck and Co can achieve its 3Q comp-store sales guidance only if the company's September sales increase by a mid-single digit figure.
	www.newratings.com /analyst_news/article_463373.html (278 words)

	Kmart, Sears to merge in $11B deal - Nov. 17, 2004
		Sears, which started selling watches through catalogs in 1886, later became best known for its Craftsman tools and Kenmore appliances.
		Sears and Kmart simply trudged along and thought that was good enough," she said.
		Sears opened a new store concept, Sears Grand, last year in a bid to battle back against Wal-Mart, Target and Best Buy, which have moved rapidly into free-standing stores in cities and suburbia.
	money.cnn.com /2004/11/17/news/fortune500/sears_kmart (964 words)

	IN RE SEARS ROEBUCK and CO - Legal Case Documents
		Therefore, IT IS HEREBY AGREED by and between Sears, Roebuck and Co., by its duly authorized officers, and counsel for the Federal Trade Commission that: 1.
		DOCKET NO.C-3786 COMPLAINT The Federal Trade Commission, having reason to believe that Sears, Roebuck and Co., a corporation ("respondent"), has violated the provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act, and it appearing to the Commission that this proceeding is in the public interest, alleges: 1.
		Respondent Sears, Roebuck and Co. is a New York corporation with its principal office or place of business at 3333 Beverly Road, Hoffman Estates, Illinois 60179.
	www.legalcasedocs.com /120/247/950.html (1368 words)

	CSC: SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO. TODAY ISSUED THE FOLLOWING ANNOUNCEMENT March 11, 2004
		Sears expects the relationship will allow the company to focus on its core retail and related services systems while providing improved capabilities coupled with the opportunity for significant operational and cost efficiencies.
		Sears also offers a variety of merchandise and services through sears.com, landsend.com, and specialty catalogs.
		Sears is the only retailer where consumers can find each of the Kenmore, Craftsman, DieHard and Lands' End brands together — among the most trusted and preferred brands in the U.S. The company is the largest provider of product repair services with more than 14 million service calls made annually.
	www.csc.com /newsandevents/news/2650.shtml (642 words)

	Sears Intro
		As a result, Sears became one of the most trusted economic institutions in U.S. history and eventually grew to be the seventh largest corporation in the world during the twentieth century.
		During the 1890s, Sears was in the infancy stages of developing its business methodology and becoming a contender in the newly conceived mail order merchandising industry.
		However, young Sears became the beneficiary of one of the most common schemes of the day, and used the profits to build an empire.
	www.bgsu.edu /departments/acs/1890s/sears/sears.html (533 words)

	PR Newswire: Sears, Roebuck & Co./.@ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		In CGW059, Sears Names Top 2000 Suppliers as 'Partners In Progress', issued Wednesday, April 11, the name "Warren Distribution" was omitted from the list entitled "2000 Partners in Progress" as incorrectly transmitted by PR Newswire.
		Sears, Roebuck and Co. (NYSE: S) honored its top suppliers at the company's annual "Partners In Progress" event held at Sears headquarters yesterday.
		Sears bestowed the award this year on fewer...
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:73115958&refid=ip_search (159 words)

	IBM video on Sears, Roebuck and Co. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Sears, Roebuck and Co. speeds development with Rational Unified Process, tools and services
		When the management team of Sears, Roebuck and Co. began looking to reduce the time required to develop new software, the development team turned to Rational for a consistent, proven development process supported by integrated tools and backed by an experienced team of consultants and support professionals.
		John Morrison of Sears' Systems Development Methodologies, reports that in addition to the Rational Unified Process and Rational Suite tools, consulting from Rational Services has been instrumental in improving team communication and shortening development cycles.
	www-306.ibm.com /software/success/cssdb.nsf/CS/MGER-5S3N9N?OpenDocument&Site=default (221 words)

	Sears Tower
		Constructed from 1970 to 1974 for Sears, Roebuck and Co., it rises 110 stories to a height of 1,450 ft (442 m); the 253 ft (77 m) television antenna topping it makes it the world's third largest freestanding structure at 1,703 ft (519 m).
		Designed by the firm of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, the Sears Tower is supported structurally by square tubes of welded steel with floors suspended within the tubes, a technological innovation that was developed specifically for the mammoth
		The Sears Tower has an exterior of fl aluminum and bronze-toned glass cut by fl bands.
	www.factmonster.com /id/A0844218 (132 words)

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