Sears, Roebuck

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:company
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Sears
gptkbp:ceasedCatalogPublicationYear 1993
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:declinedAfter late 20th century
gptkbp:filedForBankruptcy 2018
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Richard_Warren_Sears
gptkb:Alvah_Curtis_Roebuck
gptkbp:foundedYear 1892
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Hoffman_Estates,_Illinois,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sears, Roebuck
gptkbp:industry gptkb:shopping_mall
retail
mail order
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:Kmart
2005
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Sears_Tower
gptkbp:notableEmployee gptkb:Julius_Rosenwald
gptkbp:notableEvent Sears, Roebuck and Co. sold Orchard Supply Hardware
Sears Catalog widely distributed in rural America
Sears, Roebuck and Co. sold Allstate Insurance
Sears, Roebuck and Co. sold Coldwell Banker
Sears, Roebuck and Co. sold Dean Witter Reynolds
Sears, Roebuck and Co. sold Discover Card
Sears, Roebuck and Co. was delisted from NASDAQ in 2019
Sears, Roebuck and Co. sold Western Auto Supply Company
Sears, Roebuck and Co. sold Sears Petroleum Service
Sears, Roebuck and Co. was the largest retailer in the US for much of the 20th century
Sears Tower was the tallest building in the world from 1973 to 1998
Sears, Roebuck and Co. sold Prodigy Services Company
Sears, Roebuck and Co. sold Homart Development Company
Sears, Roebuck and Co. sold National Tire and Battery
gptkbp:notableFor mail-order catalog
retail innovation
large department stores
gptkbp:notableProduct gptkb:Kenmore
gptkb:Craftsman
gptkb:DieHard
gptkb:Sears_Catalog
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees approximately 89,000 (2018)
gptkbp:parentCompany gptkb:Transformco
gptkb:Sears_Holdings
gptkbp:peakNumberOfStores over 3,500
gptkbp:stockExchange gptkb:NYSE
gptkbp:stockSymbol gptkb:SHLD
gptkbp:subsidiary gptkb:Sears_Hometown_and_Outlet_Stores
gptkb:Sears_Canada
gptkb:Sears_Mexico
gptkbp:website https://www.sears.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sears,_Roebuck_and_Company
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6