Sears, a long-time provider of clothing, tools, and jewelry, is closing its last store in Washington. The store is in Tukwila ...

The trend only lasted a handful of years. Beginning with Sears' 1963 fall/winter catalog, only monkeys, mynah birds and hamsters were offered — no other types of pets — based on the catalog archives.

“I never heard of Sears mail-order houses until I began talking to neighbors who told me that’s what my home is.” Decades before the internet made it simple to click and ship items to your ...