1940's-1980 Case Study

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The 1940’s – 1980’s proved to be a period of change for the company. Retail stores were opened in foreign countries, additional catalog companies were established and Sears Roebuck and Company built a new headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, which at the time was the world’s tallest building (Sears Archives, 2016). In 1980, Sears, Roebuck and Company underwent a period of restructuring, the retail division was renamed the Sears Merchandise Group, the company obtained many other subsidiaries in other areas of business such as financial services and real estate. This era of Sears’ restructuring and acquisitions has remained a questionable period in the company’s successful history.
This pattern of growth and transformation continued into the

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