Montgomery Ward
Montgomery Ward was an American department store chain. It currently exists only as an online retail website since 2004.[1] It only delivers in the United States.
 Montgomery Ward retailer logo, also the store's 1982–1995 and 2004–present logo | |
| Company type | Private –
Original incarnation, mail order and department store Current incarnation, online retailer and catalog merchant |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1872 (as mail order company and later department store, defunct 2001) 2004 (as current online retailer) |
| Defunct | June 2001 (original company) |
| Fate | Bankruptcy in 2000;
Full liquidation in 2001 namesake retailer launched in 2004 after purchase of trademarks |
| Headquarters | Original company in Chicago, Illinois, United States 2004 to 2008: namesake company Monroe, Wisconsin, United States |
Key people | Original company: 1872 founder, Aaron Montgomery Ward namesake company: John Baumann, president of parent company Swiss Colony |
| Products | Clothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, appliances, housewares, tools, and electronics. |
| Brands | Riverside
Airline Powr-Kraft |
| Divisions | Electric Avenue
Wards Kids Montgomery Ward Catalog Montgomery Wards Auto Express |
| Website | wards |
It started as a mail-order catalog (called a "Wish Book") and department store in 1872. It owned Jefferson Ward discount stores. Jefferson Ward stores in the northern US were sold to Bradlees in 1985. The rest closed in 1988. All its stores closed in 2000. In 2004, it reopened as an online store.
Montgomery Ward was founded by Aaron Montgomery Ward, a Chicago entrepreneur.
References
- "Montgomery Wards current website". Wards/Montgomery Wards.
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