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Sears' orders jumped crazily from fifty to five hundred suits for a single shipment. The Minneapolis house of Sears, Roebuck and Company which he represented seemed to have tapped an inexhaustible market. Rosenwald, amazed by the ravening appetite of this market, saw that Sears seemed also mystified. Indeed, Sears was breathless in the current that was sweeping him on to success...Out of his fantasy he had created this phenomenal business. He was incapable of believing it was a fact now, not fiction.
- Florence Kiper Frank, author of Julius Rosenwald
- Florence Kiper Frank, author of Julius Rosenwald
Sears Retail Stores (circa 1950)
"The catalogue was required reading in millions of homes. More than that, it was juicy reading. It was a Dream book, a Wish book, and the whole family cried for it."
- Louis Asher and Edith, authors of Send No Money
- Louis Asher and Edith, authors of Send No Money
Sears, Roebuck and Company Annual Sale Reports (1915 and 1935)
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Rachel Keifer, Emily McGovern, and Alayna Stepp
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