Sears Chronology
1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
 1886

Richard W. Sears resigns as a railroad station agent in North Redwood, Minn., and forms the R.W. Sears Watch Company.
 1887

Alvah C. Roebuck joins Sears after answering a newspaper ad for a watch repairman.

Catalog includes jewelry and other products.

Sears moves headquarters to Chicago from Minnesota.
 1888
To meet the demand of orders received from Canada, Richard Sears opens a Toronto office.
 1889

Sears sells the R.W. Sears Watch Co. for a profit of $72,000.