To land his first copywriting job, my father was asked a question that still resonates today. In my father’s recently released memoir on his 50-year career in advertising, “Pickett, Plunkett and ...

Sears' declaration of bankruptcy this week was entirely expected, a train wreck long in the making. What might have caught many by surprise were the immediate reflections by African-American scholars ...

When I was a little girl, I spent hours poring over the Sears catalog. I had my eye on a Holly Hobbie Oven. And aside from the fact that you could bake real cakes in it, what I loved about shopping ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Not long ago, the Sears, Roebuck and Co. mail-order catalog was the ultimate ...

Sears, Roebuck and Co. confirmed Tuesday that it would eliminate nearly 7,000 more jobs in a consolidation of duties that will take effect April 1. Beginning then, staff on the selling floors of Sears ...

Sears, the once-iconic American retailer known for its catalogs, filed for bankruptcy this week. The company is closing more than 100 stores across the country, but several hundred more will remain ...

Thanks to the Internet, you can buy just about anything online and have it shipped to you in a few days or less. The process is reminiscent of the early 1900s, when people turned to mail-order ...

One thing that's a bargain at Sears Roebuck & Co. these days: stock prices. Sears is now 35 cents a share — a drop of 16 percent since the fabled 126-year-old retail giant announced it had filed for ...