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Montgomery Ward & Company
Sears, Roebuck & Company
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Discussion
Look at the following pictures. Talk about the pictures in small groups. And answer these questions.
1. What is happening in each picture?
2. If you want to have a part-time job, which of
the following do you like best? Why?
3. Do your parents encourage you to get a
part-time job? Why or why not?
4. What’s your opinion about part-time job?
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Montgomery Ward & Company
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Founder:
Ward, (Aaron) Montgomery (1843-1913)
He is an American merchant who established the mail-order business that bears his name in 1872.
He was born in Chatham, New Jersey , USA in 1843 and died in Highland Park, Illinois, USA in 1913.
3) His policy in doing business is “Satisfaction guaranteed or your money back”.
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Size:
It has more than 500 retail stores and 700 catalog stores across the USA.
Rank:
It ranks as the second largest mail-order firm in the world.
Important Events:
In 1872, the nation’s first mail-order house was established, providing
merchandise for a largely agricultural market.
2) In 1926, the first retail store was established.
3) On August 2, 1985, the first mail-order catalog in the United States, the Montgomery Ward & Company catalog, which began in 1872, was discontinued due to increasing costs.
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Montgomery Ward & Company is a United States retail and mail-order concern. Across the United States pany has more than 500 retail stores and 700 catalog stores. pany was founded as a mail-order business in Chicago in 1872 by A. Montgome