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Richard sears was an agent of the minneapolis and st louis railway station, as a sears station agent left him plenty of spare time he sold lumber and coal to local residents 1886 Sears began the R.W. Sears Watch Company in Minneapoliss. Sears moved his business to Chicago and inserted a classified ad in the Chicago Daily News when the catologe futured watches, jewelry etc. a new firm was 1895 was producing a 532 page cataloge with other items. Sears leadership sales in 1893 topped $400,000. Two years later they exceeded $750,000.