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Richard Warren Sears was an American businessman who co-founded the department store Sears, Roebuck and Company with his partner Alvah Curtis Roebuck.
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Sears as a young man
R.W. Sears Watch Co. advertisement, 1888
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Sears, Roebuck and Co., commonly known as Sears, is an American chain of department stores and online retailer. The company was founded in 1892 by Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck and rei
Richard Warren Sears
…Richard Warren Sears (December 7, 1863 – September 28, 1914) was an American businessman who co-founded the department store Sears, Roebuck and Company with his partner Alvah Curtis Roebuck. Sears was born in Stewartville, Minnesota. His father was James Warren Sears, born circa 1828 in New York, a…
Willis Tower (previously Sears Tower), corporate headquarters from 1973 to 1995.
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Alvah Curtis Roebuck
The exterior of the former Sears Merchandise Building Tower, now the John D. and Alexandra C. Nichols Tower