Montgomery Ward Catalog

I thought Montgomery Wards was closed forever. I received a catalog in the mail today. Looks like the same Montgomery Wards I once new. Anyone else get one?

I never Knew the brand "name" was still out there, here's some history

Excerpts from Wiki:

On December 28, 2000, the company, after lower-than-expected sales during the Christmas season, announced it was going out of business and would close its remaining 250 retail outlets and lay off its 37,000 employees. All the stores closed within weeks of the announcement. The subsequent liquidation was at the time the largest retail bankruptcy liquidation in American history. Roger Goddu, Montgomery Ward's CEO, was offered the CEO position of JCPenney. Goddu declined on pressure from GE. One of the last stores to close was the Salem, Oregon location in which the head of the human resources division was located. All of Montgomery Ward was liquidated by the end of May 2001.

At its height, the original Montgomery Ward was one of the largest retailers in the United States. After its demise, the familiarity of its brand meant its name, corporate logo, and advertising were still considered valuable intangible assets. In 2004, catalog marketer Direct Marketing Services Inc. (DMSI), an Iowa-based direct marketing company, purchased much of the intellectual property assets of the former Wards, including the "Montgomery Ward" and "Wards" trademarks, for an undisclosed amount of money.[25]
 
DMSI applied the brand to a new online and catalog-based retailing operation, with no physical stores, headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. DMSI then began operating under the Montgomery Ward branding and managed to get it up and running in three months. The new firm began operations in June 2004, selling essentially the same categories of products as the former brand, but as a new, smaller catalog.[26]
 
The DMSI version of Montgomery Ward was not the same company as the original. The company did not honor obligations of the previous company, such as gift-cards and items sold with a lifetime guarantee. David Milgrom, then president of the firm, said in an interview with the Associated Press: "We're rebuilding the brand, and we want to do it right."[27]
 
In July 2008, DMSI was announced to be on the auction block, with an auction scheduled for August 2008. The Catalog retailer Swiss Colony purchased DMSI on August 5, 2008. Swiss Colony – which changed its name to Colony Brands Inc. on June 1, 2010 – announced it would keep the Montgomery Ward catalog division open. The Website launched September 10, 2008, with new catalogs mailing in February 2009.[28] A month before the catalogs' launch, Swiss Colony President John Baumann told United Press International the retailer might also resurrect Montgomery Ward's Signature and Powr-Kraft store brands.[29] To augment its vast selection, Montgomery Ward started promoting several exclusive new brands in July 2012 in its Early Fall 2012 catalog and on its website– Devonshire Collection, Apothecarie Collection and Elysian Forest Collection furniture, Chef Tested kitchen products, Comfort Creek towels and sheets, Freshica shoes, Sleep Connection bedding and Color Connection window treatments.[30]

wonder if the paper is still as soft as it used to be...

 
  My dad used to shop there all the time for his outdoor gear. 
Back in the day.

I had no idea my first gun was a Monkey Wards Western Field M832  It was always Monkey Wards for hunting stuff and Payless for fishing gear in Pleasant Hill a couple of blocks apart then down the street to Hogans.

I gave a JC HIGGINGS shotgun to my Brother-in law. It was bought at Penny's

I have a Western field tube fed bolt action 22. It is so accurate. Not sure who made them for Montgomery Wards. I don't think my Dad paid more than $25.00 for it.   

I bet marlin made it. They made guns for other stores. And Marlins have a great barrel.

Anyone remember Service Merchandise stores?  In a few years well be asking the same question of Mervyns, Sears, JC Penny & many others.

that the place that used to have all the pencils that now you find in golf courses

Do you remember Gemco ?

Gemco... Haven't heard that name in years!

 
Service merc.  Didn't you use stamps there? We had store in Capitola, before the mall went in, where you turned in stamps gathered from various grocery stores in our area.  I punched my little Pentax 110 (film) SLR from them, and also the very very first "Walkmam" stereo.
 I think it was Service Merchandise.

Was GEMCO before or after FEDCO? DISCO was different, kinda like GOSCO but different. But where the hell is everyone going to they are going to WHITE FRONT.
NOW I'M LOST BEAM ME UP.

I thought Montgomery Wards was closed forever. I received a catalog in the mail today. Looks like the same Montgomery Wards I once new. Anyone else get one?

Was it post-marked from Nigeria?   Don't call an order and give them your credit card info - sounds like a scam!   

Gemco... Haven't heard that name in years!

How 'bout BEST. Had to fill out that slip then wait for the prod to come in on the conveyer belt.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_Products