The Washington times., 1929-01-11
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SERVICE
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Roebuck and Company Department
Store, according to a statement to-
day by r. e. Wood. president Of
the company, which is an old and
nationally known merchandising
firm.
The company has completed the
purchase of a five.and-a-half acre
tract at the junction Of Bladensburg :
Rd.. and H st. N. E.. a site well
known to Washingtonians as the
"old circus ground"
A modern three story retail store,
surmounted by a tower, will be
erected and adjacent to the store
will be a spacious area for the free
parking of automobiles. a service
feature introduced by Sears. Roe
buck and Company at it's larger
stores in various cities throughout
the country. Work is expected to
begin shortly.
To Be Architecturally Pleasing
I'VE are pleased to announce that
our company will be represented by
one of it's largest and most modern
stores in Washington" says Presi-
dent Wood
The retail department store that
we shall erect here will be in har-
mony with the good architecture of
Washington. The plans call for q
structure of dignified and artistic
appearance and one equipped to
serve its patrons with the maxi
mum of efficiency and convenience.
Sears, Roebuck and Company ex-
poets to become a definite part f
this great city and will do every
thing in it's power to cooperate with
the agencies that seek to promote
the welfare and prosperity of Wash
ington.''
Employees To Be Obtained Here
Virtually all of the employees of
this new store will be obtained here
in Washington" said T. ]. Carney,
regional manager for the COM
pany. About 95 per cent OF the
salespeople will be Washington
residents. and we shall bring in
from other stores of the company
no more employees than are alb
solutely necessary.
This is an old policy. Of the
company. and it applies also to
the purchasing Of materials for the
construction of the store and of
supplies for the plants mainten-
ance. All Of them that can be
secured in Washington. will be Sc
cured here. We expect to become
an integral part of this community.
contributing to its growth and de-
Velopment in every way we can.
The new store is an extension
of the Sears, Roebuck & Co. ser
that nF
customers in every part of the
country during the last 40 years.
Many of the 100000 people cur
rently patrons of Sears, Roebuck
& Co live in Washington and the
surrounding country.
Effort For Better Service
This retail department store will
give the people of this section q
chance to see the merchandise, make
their selections and carry it out of
the store with them if they choose.
1t is an effort on the part of our
company to give better and more
complete service and to bring that
service and its opportunities little
closer to the people it benefits"
The new plant will be of reinforced
concrete and face-brick and will be
entirely fireproof, according to the
plans of Nimmons, Carr & Wright,
Chicago architects. A tower will
conceal the water tank. 1t will he of
three stories.
The automobile parking space will
be surfaced and stalls for cars
marked out. A uniformed attendant
will be in charge and there will be
neither time limit nor parking fee.
OF vii he ctriHflV
retail department store, where
"over the counter" sales will be
carried on. 1t will not be an order.
taking establishment nor a sample
room.
The basement and the first two
stories will be used as a depart
ment store, the offices and reserve
stocks benig carried on the third
floor.
Variety of lines
Heavier lines of gods such as
hardware, plumbing fixtures. auto.
mobile tires, paints and radio and
electrical equipment, will be found
in the basement
On the main floor will be found
such lines as mems and boys
clothing and furnishings, hosiery,
jewelry, notions, drugs and toilet
articles, smokers supplies, soda
fountain and luncheonete.
Women's ready-to-wear, millinery,
infants goods. silks, white goods,
furniture, floor lamps and allied
lines will be found on the second
floor
Sears, Roebuck and company had
sales of $347, ZOO, 900 in 1928. beng
the largest distributor of merchan-
disc in the world. It's tremendous
buying power makes possible tho
saving of money in the purchase Of
all kinds of merchandise and the
demand enables the company to
operate it's own factories in many
cases.
The company is now operating
retail department stores in 27 of
the larger cities in the country, in.
cluding four in Chicago. two each
in Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Cleve-
land. Milwaukee. Detroit and st.
Louis.
Richard W. Sears founded the
business as a mail.order house in
1886 selling his interests in 1895.