Sears Timeline
Sears Timeline
In this July 8, 2017, photo people walk into a Sears store slated for closing that is next to a mall that is being torn down in Overland Park, Kan. Sears has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday, Oct. 15, 2018, buckling under its massive debt load and staggering losses. The company once dominated the American landscape, but whether a smaller Sears can be viable remains in question. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
This March 1, 1959, photo shows a Sears building in downtown Houston. Sears has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday, Oct. 15, 2018, buckling under its massive debt load and staggering losses. The company once dominated the American landscape, but whether a smaller Sears can be viable remains in question. (Houston Chronicle via AP)
In this 1930s photo, General Robert E. Wood, president of Sears, Roebuck & Co., and Julius Rosenwald, chairman of the board, posing for a photo next to an All State tire, outside of the Sears Distribution Center, in Atlanta. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
In this 1925 photo women crowd the counters of one of the first Sears retail stores in 1925. (AP Photo)
This June 1, 2012, photo shows a view of the Chicago skyline including the Sears Tower from the media helicopter in transit with President Barack Obama in Marine One in Chicago. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
In this July 1, 2009, photo Anna Kane, 5, of Alton, Ill. looks down from “The Ledge,” at the Sears Tower in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)
In this Feb. 13, 2012, photo, a worker repairs a sign outside the Sears Grand store in Solon, Ohio. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)
In this Nov. 29, 2007, photo a person shops at the Sears store in Berlin, Vt. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)
In this July 16, 1969, photo people watch the Apollo 11 Saturn V rocket launch on multiple TV’s at a Sears department store in White Plains, N.Y. (AP Photo/Ron Frehm)
In this March 24, 2005, photo Kenmore refrigerators are wheeled into the existing K-Mart in Nashua, N.H., to become a “Sears Essentials” store. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)
In this Aug. 23, 1961, photo shopper Arlene Hardt, right, is shown drapery samples by clerk Lucille Jagusch at the Golf-Mill Sears Roebuck department store in Niles, Ill. (AP Photo)
In this March 22, 2017, photo, a woman and child ride the escalator at a Sears store in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)
In an undated photo, Ruth Parrington, librarian in the art department of the Chicago Public Library, studies early Sears Roebuck catalogs in the library’s collection in Chicago. (AP Photo)
In this Aug. 26, 1948, photo women’s hats are pictured in a 1907 Sears Roebuck catalog from the shelves of the Chicago Public Library, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Edward Kitch)
This May 3, 1973, photo shows the topping ceremonies taking place atop the Sears Tower to mark the building reaching 1,454 feet in Chicago, from the view of from a helicopter looking northeast. (AP Photo)
An American flag flies above a Sears department store sign in Hackensack, N.J., Monday, Oct. 15, 2018. Sears filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday, buckling under its massive debt load and staggering losses. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
This photo shows a Sears department store, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018, in Brooklyn, N.Y. Sears Holdings Corp. is adding a restructuring expert to its board, suggesting the ailing retailer may be preparing to take significant actions to survive or to protect its remaining assets. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
In this July 8, 2017, photo people walk into a Sears store slated for closing that is next to a mall that is being torn down in Overland Park, Kan. Sears has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday, Oct. 15, 2018, buckling under its massive debt load and staggering losses. The company once dominated the American landscape, but whether a smaller Sears can be viable remains in question. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
In this July 8, 2017, photo people walk into a Sears store slated for closing that is next to a mall that is being torn down in Overland Park, Kan. Sears has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday, Oct. 15, 2018, buckling under its massive debt load and staggering losses. The company once dominated the American landscape, but whether a smaller Sears can be viable remains in question. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
This March 1, 1959, photo shows a Sears building in downtown Houston. Sears has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday, Oct. 15, 2018, buckling under its massive debt load and staggering losses. The company once dominated the American landscape, but whether a smaller Sears can be viable remains in question. (Houston Chronicle via AP)
This March 1, 1959, photo shows a Sears building in downtown Houston. Sears has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday, Oct. 15, 2018, buckling under its massive debt load and staggering losses. The company once dominated the American landscape, but whether a smaller Sears can be viable remains in question. (Houston Chronicle via AP)
In this 1930s photo, General Robert E. Wood, president of Sears, Roebuck & Co., and Julius Rosenwald, chairman of the board, posing for a photo next to an All State tire, outside of the Sears Distribution Center, in Atlanta. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
In this 1930s photo, General Robert E. Wood, president of Sears, Roebuck & Co., and Julius Rosenwald, chairman of the board, posing for a photo next to an All State tire, outside of the Sears Distribution Center, in Atlanta. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
In this 1925 photo women crowd the counters of one of the first Sears retail stores in 1925. (AP Photo)
In this 1925 photo women crowd the counters of one of the first Sears retail stores in 1925. (AP Photo)
This June 1, 2012, photo shows a view of the Chicago skyline including the Sears Tower from the media helicopter in transit with President Barack Obama in Marine One in Chicago. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
This June 1, 2012, photo shows a view of the Chicago skyline including the Sears Tower from the media helicopter in transit with President Barack Obama in Marine One in Chicago. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
In this July 1, 2009, photo Anna Kane, 5, of Alton, Ill. looks down from “The Ledge,” at the Sears Tower in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)
In this July 1, 2009, photo Anna Kane, 5, of Alton, Ill. looks down from “The Ledge,” at the Sears Tower in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)
In this Feb. 13, 2012, photo, a worker repairs a sign outside the Sears Grand store in Solon, Ohio. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)
In this Feb. 13, 2012, photo, a worker repairs a sign outside the Sears Grand store in Solon, Ohio. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)
In this Nov. 29, 2007, photo a person shops at the Sears store in Berlin, Vt. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)
In this Nov. 29, 2007, photo a person shops at the Sears store in Berlin, Vt. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)
In this July 16, 1969, photo people watch the Apollo 11 Saturn V rocket launch on multiple TV’s at a Sears department store in White Plains, N.Y. (AP Photo/Ron Frehm)
In this July 16, 1969, photo people watch the Apollo 11 Saturn V rocket launch on multiple TV’s at a Sears department store in White Plains, N.Y. (AP Photo/Ron Frehm)
In this March 24, 2005, photo Kenmore refrigerators are wheeled into the existing K-Mart in Nashua, N.H., to become a “Sears Essentials” store. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)
In this March 24, 2005, photo Kenmore refrigerators are wheeled into the existing K-Mart in Nashua, N.H., to become a “Sears Essentials” store. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)
In this Aug. 23, 1961, photo shopper Arlene Hardt, right, is shown drapery samples by clerk Lucille Jagusch at the Golf-Mill Sears Roebuck department store in Niles, Ill. (AP Photo)
In this Aug. 23, 1961, photo shopper Arlene Hardt, right, is shown drapery samples by clerk Lucille Jagusch at the Golf-Mill Sears Roebuck department store in Niles, Ill. (AP Photo)
In this March 22, 2017, photo, a woman and child ride the escalator at a Sears store in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)
In this March 22, 2017, photo, a woman and child ride the escalator at a Sears store in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)
In an undated photo, Ruth Parrington, librarian in the art department of the Chicago Public Library, studies early Sears Roebuck catalogs in the library’s collection in Chicago. (AP Photo)
In an undated photo, Ruth Parrington, librarian in the art department of the Chicago Public Library, studies early Sears Roebuck catalogs in the library’s collection in Chicago. (AP Photo)
In this Aug. 26, 1948, photo women’s hats are pictured in a 1907 Sears Roebuck catalog from the shelves of the Chicago Public Library, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Edward Kitch)
In this Aug. 26, 1948, photo women’s hats are pictured in a 1907 Sears Roebuck catalog from the shelves of the Chicago Public Library, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Edward Kitch)
This May 3, 1973, photo shows the topping ceremonies taking place atop the Sears Tower to mark the building reaching 1,454 feet in Chicago, from the view of from a helicopter looking northeast. (AP Photo)
This May 3, 1973, photo shows the topping ceremonies taking place atop the Sears Tower to mark the building reaching 1,454 feet in Chicago, from the view of from a helicopter looking northeast. (AP Photo)
An American flag flies above a Sears department store sign in Hackensack, N.J., Monday, Oct. 15, 2018. Sears filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday, buckling under its massive debt load and staggering losses. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
An American flag flies above a Sears department store sign in Hackensack, N.J., Monday, Oct. 15, 2018. Sears filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday, buckling under its massive debt load and staggering losses. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
This photo shows a Sears department store, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018, in Brooklyn, N.Y. Sears Holdings Corp. is adding a restructuring expert to its board, suggesting the ailing retailer may be preparing to take significant actions to survive or to protect its remaining assets. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
This photo shows a Sears department store, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018, in Brooklyn, N.Y. Sears Holdings Corp. is adding a restructuring expert to its board, suggesting the ailing retailer may be preparing to take significant actions to survive or to protect its remaining assets. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
Sears got its start as a watch seller more than 130 years ago and grew to become one of the world’s largest retailers. But the company has struggled in recent years and on Monday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.