"Eisboch" wrote in message
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When my wife managed a bank in the late 70's early 80's it was widely
believed that Sears only existed due to income from it's credit card.


That reminded me. A Sears card was the first credit card my wife and I
ever received.
We were newly married and applied for one at a Sears store. We had to
meet with someone in the credit department and go through a counseling
interview on the responsible use of credit cards.

Boy, have things changed.

Eisboch


We lost the Canadian equivalent ...Eatons', a number of years ago.
Here within walking distance of my house, Sears took over the Eaton store
in a major shopping center.

There was a store named Eaton's here in MA years ago. It went belly-up
but reopened under a new name, "Stone's". It was the same owner and he
simply rearranged the letters in "Eaton's", dropping the "a" and adding
another "s". It ran for several years until it also folded.

Eisboch

Don't know if there was any connection. the Eatons' catalogue was always
eagerly waited for.
Items took a couple of days to get here from Moncton, New Brunswick.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eaton%2...a_Claus_Parade

Simpsons' however (later Sears) used to have their warehouse right in the
same building so an item would 'come down' in half an hour.
http://www.civilization.ca/cmc/exhib...cat2407e.shtml