Still in his 20s, Aaron Montgomery Ward had made his way to Chicago after working as a clerk at a country store, and got a job as a salesman for the future department store magnate Marshall Field.

That was the first-of-its-kind promise made by Aaron Montgomery Ward, who founded the original mail-order catalog in 1872. Ward, a native of Chatham, N.J., moved first to Michigan and then Chicago in ...

It housed warehouse operations for Montgomery Ward department stores until it closed NW Portland operations in 1982. Portland developer and Naito Parkway namesake Bill Naito purchased the flagging ...

In the 1960s and 70s, the Montgomery Ward's department stores offered something called the Wendy Ward Charm School for teenage girls. Once a week the girls would meet in a room above the ...

“Lost Chicagoland Department Stores” will debut at the ... fashion displays from Marshall Field & Co., Sears, Montgomery Ward, and Carson Pirie Scott; plus interactive displays, including ...

J.C. Penney first opened on Main Street in 1920, maintaining a popular shopping spot even long after it moved to the Forest Mall.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. ( WSFA) - A deadly shooting is under investigation in Montgomery. Police responded to a shooting call in the ...

Shots rang out Tuesday night at Tienda Los Hermanos grocery store on Troy ... the police department had not indicated if there are any known suspects. Some in Montgomery’s Hispanic community ...

Major department stores are searching for a direction on how to operate in this digital environment. Their future has been questioned by experts who see both activists and even owners attempting ...