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Aaron Montgomery Ward

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Noun1.Aaron Montgomery Ward - United States businessman who in 1872 established a successful mail-order business (1843-1913)Aaron Montgomery Ward - United States businessman who in 1872 established a successful mail-order business (1843-1913)
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[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In 1872, traveling salesman Aaron Montgomery Ward experimented with mail order catalogs to sell products directly to his rural customers, lowering prices by removing the middleman at the general store.
Marketplace of ideas by Root, Damon W. / Reason
CAPTION(S): 11 photos Photo: (1 -- 2 -- color) 1872 Aaron Montgomery Ward distributes his first catalog (3 -- color) 1939 Rudolph the Rednosed Reindeer was created for the store in 1939 by copywriter Robert L.
MONTGOMERY WARD MEMORIES A PIECE OF AMERICANA CUSTOMERS TELL MEMORIES ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
When Aaron Montgomery Ward founded the company as a mail-order catalog shipper in 1872, he introduced the slogan ``satisfaction guaranteed or your money back'' to his merchandise.
WARDS TURNING OUT LIGHTS 2 STORES SHUTTING DOWN AFTER WEEKEND by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
 
 
 
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