"Martin Whybrow" wrote in message
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"Jeff Sellers" wrote in message
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SNIP

By the way, I have an off-topic question for the Americans. Out of
curiousity, is the Sears where you buy your economy tools the same
company
which owns the Sears Tower in Chicago?

Chris


The same Sears built and occupied the Sears Tower originally, but they
don't
own it anymore...Not sure who does.

Jeff

PS. What the hell did they do with Roebuck ????

Roebuck is part of the Buck-Hickman group, now owned by Premier Farnell
http://bhinone.farnell.com
Martin.



I don't think the UK's Roebuck is the same as Sears Partner.
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Sears History - 1887

Sears Settles in Chicago

The following year, Sears moved his business to Chicago and inserted a
classified ad in the Chicago Daily News.

"WANTED: Watchmaker with reference who can furnish tools. State age,
experience and salary required. ADDRESS T39, Daily News."

Alvah Roebuck An Indiana lad, Alva C. Roebuck answered the ad. He told Sears
he knew watches and brought a sample of his work to prove it. Sears hired
him. Here began the association of two young men, both still in their
twenties, that was to make their names famous. For it was in 1893 that the
corporate name of the firm became Sears, Roebuck and Co.

By the time Sears was started, farmers in rural America were selling their
crops for cash and buying what they needed from rural general stores. But
when they laid their money on the line for goods, farmers saw red. In 1891
the wholesale price of a barrel of flour was reported to be $3.47. Price at
retail was at least $7, a 100 percent increase. Farmers formed protest
movements, such as the Grange, to do battle against high prices and the
"middleman."

See sears history he
http://www.searsarchives.com/history/history1887.htm

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Roger Shoaf

About the time I had mastered getting the toothpaste back in the tube, then
they come up with this striped stuff.