Sears stopped selling firearms in 1988. Sears never made firearms, they contracted other gun companies to make guns for them under the Sears brand name.
In 1981 they changed the company name to Sears Merchandising Group
Sears officially dropped "Roebuck" from its name in 2018 when it began operating simply as "Sears." The company, originally known as Sears, Roebuck and Company, had been founded in 1893, but the "Roebuck" name gradually became less prominent over the years. The change reflected the company's ongoing efforts to modernize its brand and streamline its identity as it faced financial challenges.
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Sears used the brand names J C Higgins and Ted Williams. They dropped that line in 1989.
Sears stopped selling firearms in 1988. Sears never made firearms, they contracted other gun companies to make guns for them under the Sears brand name.
Public pressure from people who didn't feel it was right for sears to sell guns.. They stopped selling them by 1988. Montgomery Wards and JC Penny also stopped around the same time.
Montgomery Wards never made guns of rifles. They contracted several gun manufactures to make guns and rifles for them using the Wards brand name. This is the same for Sears and Western auto. All of them stopped selling guns around 1988 due to social pressure.
JC Higgins never made guns of rifles. Sears contracted several gun manufactures to make guns and rifles for them using the J C Higgins brand name. This is the same for Wards and Western auto. All of them stopped selling guns around 1988 due to social pressure.
Sears stopped selling firearms in 1988. Sears never made firearms, they contracted other gun companies to make guns for them under the Sears brand name.
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