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==Sears rebranding==
==Sears rebranding==
In 1993, the Roebuck name dropped from '''Sears''' stores.
In 1993, the Roebuck name was dropped from '''Sears''' stores.


==Merger with Kmart==
==Merger with Kmart==
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Pong]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Pong]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1975
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1975
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Sears Tele-Games ''[[Pong]]''.
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Designed by [[Atari]].
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Pong Doubles|Pong IV]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Hockey Pong]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1976
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1976
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Sears Tele-Games ''[[Pong Doubles]]''.
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Designed by [[Atari]].
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Pong IV]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1976
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Also released by [[Atari]] as [[Pong Doubles]].
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Super Pong]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Super Pong]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1976
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1976
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Sears Tele-Games ''[[Super Pong]]''.
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Designed by Atari.
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Pinball Breakaway]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1977
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Also released by [[Atari]] as [[Video Pinball]].
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Pong Sports II]]<br />[[Pong Sports IV]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1977
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Also released by [[Atari]] as [[Ultra Pong]].<Br />Also released with four detachable controllers as [[Pong Sports IV]].  
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Stunt Cycle|Motocross Sports Center IV]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Motocross Sports Center IV]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1977
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1977
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Sears Tele-Games ''[[Stunt Cycle]]''.
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Also released by [[Atari]] as [[Stunt Cycle]].
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Video Pinball|Pinball Breakaway]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Super Pong IV]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1977
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1977
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Sears Tele-Games ''[[Video Pinball]]''.
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Also released by [[Atari]] as [[Super Pong Ten]].
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Atari 2600|Video Arcade]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Video Arcade]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1977
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1977
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Sears Tele-Games [[Atari 2600]].
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Also released by [[Atari]] as [[Video Computer System]].
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Gunslinger II]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Gunslinger II]]
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Designed by [[Coleco]].
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Designed by [[Coleco]].
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Intellivision|Super Video Arcade]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Super Video Arcade]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1979
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1979
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Sears Tele-Games [[Intellivision]].
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Also released by [[Mattel Electronics]] as [[Intellivision]].
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Latest revision as of 16:29, 28 October 2024

Sears logo.png
Sears
Type Subsidiary of Transformco
Founded 1892 (A.C. Roebuck Watch Company)
1893 (Sears, Roebuck, and Co.)
2004 (Sears Holdings Corporation)
2019 (Sears, brand of Transformco)
Headquarters Midwest City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Key people Richard Warren Sears, founder
Alvah Curtis Roebuck, founder
Industry consumer goods
Products consumer goods
Number of people not disclosed
Website https://www.sears.com/

Sears, Roebuck and Co., better known as Sears, is a retail chain.

A.C. Roebuck Watch Company

Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck formed the A.C. Roebuck Watch Company in 1892.

Sears, Roebuck and Co.

The company was renamed Sears, Roebuck, and Co. in 1893.

Tele-Games

Under the Tele-Games label, Sears sold their own models of Atari, Coleco, and Mattel Electronics consoles, beginning with Pong in 1975.

Acquisition of Dean Reynolds Organization

In 1981, Sears, Roebuck and Co. acquired Dean Reynolds Organization. The Discover credit card was introduced in 1985 and Dean Reynolds was spun off from Sears as Dean Witter, Discover & Co. in 1993.

Prodigy

In 1984, Sears, Roebuck and Co. launched the Prodigy online service as a joint venture with IBM.

Sears rebranding

In 1993, the Roebuck name was dropped from Sears stores.

Merger with Kmart

On November 17, 2004, Kmart Holdings Corporation purchased Sears after emerging from bankruptcy. Kmart and Sears were merged into Sears Holdings Corporation.

Bankruptcy and forming of Transformco

On October 15, 2018, Sears announced it was filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. On February 11, 2019, Transformco was formed to acquire the assets of Sears Holdings Corporation.

Sears Tele-Games video game consoles

Name Released Notes
Pong 1975 Designed by Atari.
Hockey Pong 1976 Designed by Atari.
Pong IV 1976 Also released by Atari as Pong Doubles.
Super Pong 1976 Designed by Atari.
Pinball Breakaway 1977 Also released by Atari as Video Pinball.
Pong Sports II
Pong Sports IV 		1977 Also released by Atari as Ultra Pong.
Also released with four detachable controllers as Pong Sports IV.
Motocross Sports Center IV 1977 Also released by Atari as Stunt Cycle.
Super Pong IV 1977 Also released by Atari as Super Pong Ten.
Video Arcade 1977 Also released by Atari as Video Computer System.
Gunslinger II 1978 Designed by Coleco.
Super Video Arcade 1979 Also released by Mattel Electronics as Intellivision.
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