Sears, Roebuck

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The dominant American retailer of the twentieth century; the best books are from before the collapse, and the Lampert era lacks a definitive history.

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  1. The Big Store: Inside the Crisis and Revolution at SearsDonald R. Katz, 1987
  2. Catalogues and Counters: A History of Sears, Roebuck and CompanyBoris Emmet, John E. Jeuck, 1950
  3. Strategy and StructureAlfred D. Chandler Jr., 1962

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Strategy and Structure
T1 Strategy and Structure
Alfred D. Chandler Jr. · 1962 · Sears is one of Chandler's four case studies in the multidivisional firm.
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The Big Store: Inside the Crisis and Revolut
T2 The Big Store: Inside the Crisis and Revolution at Sears
Donald R. Katz · 1987 · Long-access account of the 1980s restructuring and culture.
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From Main Street to Mall
T2 From Main Street to Mall
Vicki Howard · 2015 · The rise and fall of the American department store, Sears throughout.
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Catalogues and Counters: A History of Sears,
T3 Catalogues and Counters: A History of Sears, Roebuck and Company
Boris Emmet, John E. Jeuck · 1950 · The classic scholarly history of the mail-order and store model.
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Sears, Roebuck, U.S.A.
T3 Sears, Roebuck, U.S.A.
Gordon L. Weil · 1977 · Popular history written at the company's competitive peak.
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Julius Rosenwald
T3 Julius Rosenwald
Peter M. Ascoli · 2006 · Biography of the merchant who built the mail-order machine; Open Library unreachable.
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Kmart's Ten Deadly Sins
T4 Kmart's Ten Deadly Sins
Marcia Layton Turner · 2003 · The bankrupt discounter Lampert merged into Sears; Open Library unreachable.
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