The birthplace of Sears, Roebuck & Co. was this railroad station, left, in North Redwood, Minn. A young station agent there, Richard W. Sears, right, launched the business in 1886 and moved to ...

By 1893, the successful watch sales partnership between Sears and Roebuck formally launched as Sears, Roebuck, and Company.

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. (CBS) --An era has come to an end in northwest suburban Hoffman Estates, as crews on Thursday were ...