2000: Montgomery Ward & Co. — one of the nation’s oldest retailers and a venerable Chicago institution — announced it would ...

CHICAGO (AP) Montgomery Ward, the 128-year-old retailer that helped invent mail-order and ran stores in 30 states, is closing after losing customers to newer chains from Target to the Gap. It was a ...

It was a sound that hasn’t been heard in a while among the racks of windbreakers and sweatshirts in the active wear section. “Next in line, please!” sales clerk Gerald Rivera shouted Saturday to those ...

Ever wondered how Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer became part of the Christmas scene? According to ClausNet, the character was created by a Chicago department store, Montgomery Ward, to one-up its ...

Can you solve the Morning Mystery? First clue - this Christmas story was written in 1939 for Montgomery Ward department stores.