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Encyclopedia > Lands' End
Lands' End
Type Subsidiary of Sears Holdings
Founded 1963 Chicago, Illinois
Headquarters Dodgeville, Wisconsin
Industry Retail
Products Clothing, luggage, and home furnishings.
Website http://www.landsend.com/
For other uses, see Land's End (disambiguation)

Lands' End is a clothing retailer based in Dodgeville, Wisconsin, specializing in casual clothing, luggage, and home furnishing. The majority of Lands' End's business is conducted through their mail order and Internet sales, but the company also runs more than a dozen retail operations, primarily in the Upper Midwest. Image File history File links Lands_end_logo. ... Sears Holdings is a proposed new retail holding company, created from the merger of Sears, Roebuck and Company of Hoffman Estates, Illinois and Kmart Holdings Corporation of Troy, Michigan. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... Dodgeville is a city in Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States. ... Drawing of a self-service store. ... A website (or Web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets and hosted on a particular domain or subdomain on the World Wide Web. ... Lands End is an area in Cornwall, England. ... Dodgeville is a city in Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States. ... Official language(s) None Capital Madison Largest city Milwaukee Area  Ranked 23rd  - Total 65,498 sq mi (169,790 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 310 miles (500 km)  - % water 17  - Latitude 42°30N to 47°3N  - Longitude 86°49W to 92°54W Population  Ranked... Mail order is a term which describes the buying of goods or services by mail delivery. ... Regional definitions vary from source to source. ...


History

Lands' End was started as a sailboat equipment company in 1963 in Chicago, Illinois. The business became so successful that they expanded into general clothing and home furnishings, and eventually moved to Wisconsin. The company is named from its sailboat heritage, after Land's End, but the misplaced apostrophe in the company name was a typographical error that the founders elected to keep, as promotional materials had already been printed. 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... Lands End shown within UK Lands End, the most westerly point in England The wreck of the RMS Mülheim at Lands End, 2003 This article relates to the location at the western tip of Cornwall; for other uses, see Lands End (disambiguation) Lands End...


In 2002, Sears bought the company from Gary Comer, the firm's founder, for US$1.9 billion.[1] Sears continues to operate the mail order and Internet business, the Lands' End stores, and offers a Lands' End clothing line at their own stores. For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... This article refers to Sears as it existed prior to its merger with Kmart. ... ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Indian Ocean Territory,[1] the British Virgin Islands, Cambodia, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Maldives the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 2. ...


The international shops are set up in the United Kingdom, Germany, and Japan.


Lands' End is famous for its "Guaranteed. Period." policy, which allows for returns or exchanges at any time and for any reason.


Notes

  1. ^ Gary Comer's obituary in Philanthropy Today, October 4, 2006.

October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

External links

Sears Holdings Corporation Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: SHLD) is the fourth largest retailer in the United States, behind Wal-Mart, The Home Depot, and Kroger. ...

People: Floyd Hall | Alan J. Lacy | Sebastian S. Kresge | Alvah C. Roebuck | Richard Sears Floyd Hall was the Chief Executive Officer of K-Mart from June 1995–2001. ... Dear Mr Lacy: My name is Janet Powell. ... Sebastian Spering Kresge (July 31, 1867 – October 18, 1966), American merchant and philanthropist, was the founder of the S.S. Kresge Company, now known as Kmart Corporation. ... Alvah Curtis Roebuck (1864-1948) born: 9 January 1864 in Lafayette, Indiana died: 18 June 1948 Alvah Roebuck began work as a watchmaker in a Hammond, Indiana jewelry store at age 22. ... For the American tennis player, see Richard Sears (tennis player). ...

Retailers: Kmart | Big Kmart | Super Kmart | Lands' End | Sears | Sears Grand | Sears Hardware | Sears Appliance Dealer | Sears Outlet | Sears Parts & Repair | The Great Indoors | Orchard Supply Hardware | Sears Canada | Sears Mexico Kmart is a chain of department stores in the United States, Puerto Rico and Guam. ... This article refers to Sears as it existed prior to its merger with Kmart. ... Sears Canada Inc. ... Sears México () is a department store chain located in Mexico, operating more than 44 stores all over Mexico. ...

Brands: Craftsman | DieHard | Kenmore | Joe Boxer | Martha Stewart Everyday Craftsman is a line of tools and lawn and garden equipment, owned by The KCD IP, LLC. The tools are sold in Sears and Kmart stores. ... Diehard is a premium brand of automotive battery marketed by Sears Holdings Corporation. ... A brand name of household appliances produced mainly by Whirlpool (and various other manufacturers, such as Panasonic for vacuum cleaners), Electrolux and Mabe Mexico for white goods and sold by Sears Holdings Corporation in the USA. BBQ Grilles Dishwashers Microwaves Refrigerators Stoves Vacuums Cleaners Other household products Sears, Roebuck and... Joe Boxer is a brand of underwear and related apparel, founded by Nicholas Graham. ... Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. ...

Annual Revenue: $49.124 billion USD (2006) | Employees: 355,000 (2006) Stock Symbol: NASDAQ SHLD | Website: searsholdings.com Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Indian Ocean Territory,[1] the British Virgin Islands, Cambodia, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Maldives the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 2. ... NASDAQ in Times Square, New York City. ...


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