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.

Sears is also hearing positive feedback on the ability for shoppers to place an order online and then pick it up at the store without having to get out of their car. This service is powered by the ...

Architectural channel This House explained how the Sears mail-order home kits of the early 1900s created a simple way to ...

Tony LaRussa Tuesday, July 20, 2021 9:21 a.m. | Tuesday, July 20, 2021 9:21 a.m. If home is where the heart is, then those living in houses built from Sears’ mail-order kits may have fallen head ...

“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 ...