Craftsman, the tool brand, was an in-house brand for Sears, along with Kenmore appliances, Die Hard batteries, Land’s End clothing, etc.
But the whole reason why there is a style of house called Craftsman homes is because Sears used to sell house kits as huge Ikea-style pre-cut lumber to be assembled on site according to their instructions.
Sears also sold insurance under its Allstate insurance subsidiary, houses under its Coldwell Banker real estate brokerage, and all sorts of consumer finance through its Discover card.
Costco and Kirkland. Though I imagine Sears and co had to actually manufacture that stuff. Kirkland is probably rebranded Chinese stuff. (If you order enough, the Chinese company will put whatever brand sticker you want on it. You can have booly TVs if you order ten thousand.)
Sears kinda used to be like that in the U.S.
Craftsman, the tool brand, was an in-house brand for Sears, along with Kenmore appliances, Die Hard batteries, Land’s End clothing, etc.
But the whole reason why there is a style of house called Craftsman homes is because Sears used to sell house kits as huge Ikea-style pre-cut lumber to be assembled on site according to their instructions.
Sears also sold insurance under its Allstate insurance subsidiary, houses under its Coldwell Banker real estate brokerage, and all sorts of consumer finance through its Discover card.
Costco and Kirkland. Though I imagine Sears and co had to actually manufacture that stuff. Kirkland is probably rebranded Chinese stuff. (If you order enough, the Chinese company will put whatever brand sticker you want on it. You can have booly TVs if you order ten thousand.)