Sears

Summary

Sears is a business^[1]. Sears ranks in the top 0.1% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,012 views/month, #31 of 29,529).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sears is in the country of United States^[3].
• Sears's instance of is recorded as business^[4].
• Sears's instance of is recorded as public company^[5].
• Sears's founder is recorded as Richard Warren Sears^[6].
• Sears's founder is recorded as Alvah Curtis Roebuck^[7].
• Sears's headquarters location is recorded as Hoffman Estates^[8].
• Sears's Commons category is recorded as Sears, Roebuck and Company^[9].
• Sears's industry is recorded as retail^[10].
• Sears's archives at is recorded as University of Maryland Libraries^[11].
• 1892 marks the founding of Sears^[12].
• Sears's location of formation is recorded as Chicago^[13].
• Sears's parent organization or unit is recorded as Sears Holdings Corporation^[14].
• Sears's official website is recorded as http://www.sears.com^[15].
• Sears's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sears, Roebuck and Co.'}^[16].
• Sears's legal form is recorded as Delaware corporation^[17].
• Sears's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sears'}^[18].
• Sears's different from is recorded as Sears Holdings Corporation^[19].
• Sears's partnership with is recorded as Freedom Quilting Bee^[20].
• Sears's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+203552'}^[21].
• Sears's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+198500'}^[22].
• Sears's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+195746'}^[23].

Body

Founding

Founders include Richard Warren Sears^[6] and Alvah Curtis Roebuck^[7]. 1892 marks the founding of Sears^[12]. Sears's location of formation is recorded as Chicago^[13].

Identity

Sears's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sears, Roebuck and Co.'}^[16].

Operations

Sears's headquarters location is recorded as Hoffman Estates^[8]. Sears's parent organization or unit is recorded as Sears Holdings Corporation^[14].

Industry

Sears's industry is recorded as retail^[10].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Sears include Willis Tower^[24], a skyscraper^[25], in United States^[26], founded in 1971^[27].

Why It Matters

Sears ranks in the top 0.1% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,012 views/month, #31 of 29,529).^[2] Sears has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Sears is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

Entities named for Sears include Willis Tower^[24], a skyscraper^[25], in United States^[26], founded in 1971^[27].