Sears didn’t just sell washing machines and Craftsman tools; it built the way America shopped, then slowly dismantled it. Its story is loaded with business plays that today’s brands should either ...

Richard Sears, who was born into a wealthy Minnesota family that lost its fortune in a speculative stock deal, was working as a station agent in 1866 when he began selling watches in a side business ...

The long, slow unravelling of famous retailer Sears appears to be nearing its end game. The fate of its remaining handful of stores looks increasingly bleak for what was once the largest retailer in ...