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A few have since vanished—Polaroid, Sears and J.C.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

The consumer’s arrival was heralded on Wall Street in 1906 by the $40 million IPO of Sears, Roebuck, whose mail-order catalog brought store goods to even isolated rural homes.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

One of them is Oliver Sears, who has been in the country about 40 years and is the founder of Holocaust Awareness Ireland.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Local architects Cynthia Sigler and Alex Athenson took inspiration from early 20th century Sears catalogs that sold homes as kits when they founded the nonprofit last year.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

"Good-bye, sir, and thank you for calling Sears Customer Service."

From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements