Why Mail Order Catalogs Are Making a Comeback. Growing up, my mom was queen of the mail order catalog. I remember getting everything from the gigantic Sears and JC Penny Wishbooks to catalogs for ...

In the early 1900s, Sears sold thousands of homes around the U.S. through its mail-order catalogs. Many of those houses are still around, and their owners are saddened by the retailer's bankruptcy.

Monday’s announcement that Sears would file for bankruptcy and close 142 stores came as little surprise to anyone who has followed the retail giant’s collapse in recent years. Still, th… ...

Montgomery Ward’s catalogue was once ranked among the most influential books in US history. Mail order transformed middle class living in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Show more Some ...