Montgomery Ward

Montgomery Ward Inc.
Company type
IndustryRetail
Founded
DefunctJune 2001; 23 years ago (2001-06) (original company)
FateBankruptcy in 2000; full liquidation in 2001; namesake retailer launched in 2004 after purchase of trademarks
Headquarters
Key people
ProductsClothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, appliances, housewares, tools, and electronics
Brands
Parent
Divisions
  • Electric Avenue
  • Wards Kids
  • Montgomery Ward Catalog
  • Montgomery Wards Auto Express
Websitewww.wards.com Edit this at Wikidata

Montgomery Ward is the name of two successive U.S. retail corporations. The original Montgomery Ward & Co. was a mail-order business and later a department store chain that operated between 1872 and 2001. The current Montgomery Ward Inc. is an online shopping and mail-order catalog retailer that started several years after the original Montgomery Ward shut down.