Three homeowners describe how their Sears catalog homes have stood the test of time—and they have the photos to prove it.

Still, Davison says yes, the number of printed catalogs mailed a year has declined by around 7.5 billion and the number of catalog companies by about 10,000 since the height in 2006.

This assisted the 1915 mail order shopper in choosing the proper size to place on the order form. John Wanamaker, New York, NY. Spring & Summer Catalog (1915), page 27, Suits for Girls and Young ...

By the late 19th century, mail-order catalogs had become an important source for a great variety of seeds and bulbs. It was only a matter of time before gardeners realized that birdbaths, wind ...

Push to catalog mail-order homes By Deborah Hastings April 16, 2007 12 AM PT The Associated Press ...

Like a number of DTC brands, Zappos rediscovered the power of the oldest form of direct-to-consumer commerce, the mail order catalog. Zappos is mailing out a traditional back-to-school print catalog.

Why Mail Order Catalogs Are Making a Comeback Growing up, my mom was queen of the mail order catalog. I remember getting everything from the gigantic Sears and JC Penny Wishbooks to catalogs for ...

During much of the ‘80s, the mail order industry has grown by at least 12% every year. By 1988, it hit 12.5 billion catalogs a year, or fifty catalogs for every man, woman, and child.

The last Sears kit homes were built more than 80 years ago and few were sold in Florida compared to other states. But there ...

Sears' mail-order catalogs from the 1950s and 1960s offered dogs, ponies, monkeys, and other animals for purchase. Sears offered live animals through its mail-order catalogs from 1956 to 1964 ...

Mail-order catalogs have been mostly dead for a while, but now Amazon is putting a new twist on the idea for the digital shopping age. But to the retailer, that’s the entire point. Just stop ...