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Contents 1 Legal issues? 2 Sears logo 3 Proposal to move article to Sears 3.1 Result:no move 4 Image request 5 Sears in WWII 6 How big is the biggest Sears? 7 Brand Central/HomeLife/etc. 8 Sears competition

[edit] Legal issues?

The reference to the company having trouble with "a strong legal basis for it's actions", needs citation. Does Sears have more lawsuits against it than other comparable companies? If so, please provide citation...jme66.72.215.225

[edit] Sears logo

Regarding Image:1970 SimpsonsSears Logo.gif:

Noticing that the edits about the dates of the logo were reverted, I'd like to know - what were the dates that this logo was used? I remember seeing this logo in use up through the 1990's, but somehow I doubt it was the original logo. The "1970" gets some credibility due to its use in the title, but I couldn't find a good source for it when I googled it.

Anyone? SchuminWeb (Talk) 04:07, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Proposal to move article to Sears

Please express your opinions here: 03:49, 23 June 2006 (UTC) Alexzero77

Oppose Move Main article should be official name. Redirect works just fine. Captaintruth 14:12, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

Oppose Move same reasoning. Vaoverland 21:21, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

Oppose move per Captaintruth. SchuminWeb (Talk) 02:24, 24 June 2006 (UTC)

Oppose move per above. --Caldorwards4 03:22, 24 June 2006 (UTC)

But guys, you don't see Macy's under the article "R.H. Macy & Company."

But do you ever see the name "R.H. Macy & Company" used anymore? By contrast, you still see "Sears, Roebuck and Company" tossed around in the modern day. SchuminWeb (Talk) 04:20, 25 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Result:no move

I think is clear, consensus against moving. -- Kim van der Linde ^{at venus} 22:19, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image request

The old Sears factory in Chicago was one of the logistical wonders of its time. Can someone get a photo of it for the article? Gazpacho 21:50, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Sears in WWII

Wasn't there a great photo of some bigwig at Sears being carried out his office by two American soldiers in the early days of WWII? Why? Paul, in Saudi 14:47, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] How big is the biggest Sears?

And where is it located?--BoricuaPR 20:56, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

Their largest store in the United States is at Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. It has 416,000 square feet of retail space. The largest Sears store in the world, operated by Sears Canada, is 817,850 square feet, in the Toronto Eaton Centre.

I do not know where they confirm this - Woodfield is a large Sears - stores there tend to have the highest sales. Does any one have a source for the statement from the main page??? Sears once claimed title "World's Largest Store", but that was largest retailer at that time through most of the 20th century until passed by Kmart (short time), and since by Wal-mart. kidsheaven 02:06, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Brand Central/HomeLife/etc.

Could someone please add some information to the listings for Sears Brand Central, HomeLife, etc.? I admit I kinda did a rush job on those sections (which were originally on Sears Holdings; thanks to Caldorwards4 for moving them here.) TenPoundHammer 17:53, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

HomeLife furniture had many locations, I thought they were sold to another company. Which led to odd situation of large parts of Sears stores being owned by another retailer (or leased). Freestanding locations I know of changed to other companies John M. Smith Chicago suburb of Oak Brook one example. Another Westfield Fox Valley is vacant part of store or storage now.???kidsheaven 02:17, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Sears competition

With Federated merging the MayCo stores into Macy's, Sears and Macy's are no longer different. Macy's has opened up as just another department store, therefore the section stating Sears competes below Macy's is incorrect and needs to be rewritten or removed. --Write On 1983 02:34, 4 March 2007 (UTC)