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Richard Warren Sears (December 7, 1863 – September 28, 1914) was an American company manager, retail businessman and the co-founder of department store Sears, Roebuck and Company with his partner Alvah Curtis Roebuck.
Richard Warren Sears (1863 – 1914) and his partner A. C. Roebuck founded the first large-scale mail-order business in the United States and one of the world's largest retail stores. The company's extensive catalog eventually became a fixture in U.S. homes and changed the way people shopped.
Richard Warren Sears was born on December 7, 1863, in Stewartville, Minnesota. He was the son of James Warren and Eliza A. Sears, both of English ancestry. His father led anything but a happy life. He had failed in his quest for gold during the California Gold Rush of 1849 and was a bitter soldier.
Richard Sears was born in rural Minnesota, and like so many of the titans of the late nineteenth century, started his career in telegraphy (the dot-com, Silicon Valley industry of its day). As part of his job, he moved into being a freight agent, handling products ordered by rural retailers from urban wholesalers or manufacturers and delivered ...
Richard Sears had a genius for marketing and exploited new technologies to reach customers nationwide via mail-order. At first he targeted rural areas, where people had few retail options and appreciated the convenience of being able to shop from their homes.
Richard W. Sears (born December 7, 1863, Stewartville, Minnesota, U.S.—died September 28, 1914, Waukesha, Wisconsin) was an American merchant who developed his mail-order jewelry business into the huge retail company Sears, Roebuck.
American entrepreneur Richard W. Sears began his business career with a mail-order jewelry business. He eventually developed it into the huge retail company Sears, Roebuck and Company. Richard Warren Sears was born on December 7, 1863, in Stewartville, Minnesota.
Richard W. Sears (1863-1914) Co-Founder and 1st President. "If you buy a good watch you will always be satisfied, and at our prices a good watch will influence the sale of another good watch; and that’s our motto: "Make a Watch Sell a Watch." (1892)
Richard Warren Sears Biography. merchant. Born: 12/7/1863. Birthplace: Stewartville, Minn. Though the Sears family had been wealthy, his father lost the family fortune through speculative investments. Upon his father's death, young Sears began working in the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway at age 17 to support mother and sisters.
Official tennis player profile of Richard Sears on the ATP Tour. Featuring news, bio, rankings, playing activity, coach, stats, win-loss, points breakdown, videos, and more.
