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

A Chicago nonprofit, in conjunction with the American Federation of Teachers, is suing the U.S. Department of Education over ...

Take a nostalgic trip through 20 Detroit stores we still miss, from Blockbuster and KB Toys to Montgomery Ward and Fretter.

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was conceived for a purely Scrooge-like reason — to make money. Thankfully, its creator saw the Montgomery Ward marketing campaign as an opportunity to be as bold in his ...

RUDOLPH the Red-Nosed Reindeer is so deeply woven into Christmas tradition that it feels as "ancient" as Santa Claus himself.

Alpena’s upgraded Culligan Plaza sounds absolutely wonderful for the Christmas holiday season offering the massive Christmas ...

Johnny Marks at the piano in a publicity photo. Photo: Courtesy St. Nicholas Music.

It was revealed that the Baker Motor Co. at 515 North Broadway has been purchased by Chellis Ferguson. The new business will be named Ferguson Motor Co. and will retain the Hudson agency.

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 ...

Department stores used to rule the retail world. Chains like Macy's, Filene's, and J.C. Penney anchored malls and drove ...

While most department store companies have been downsizing, Von Maur has been slowly opening stores and will be moving into a ...

"Rudolph with his unusual nose was actually a 1939 marketing gimmick by the Montgomery Ward Department Store, and it evolved from there." ...