The Craftsman tool line has been around for almost a century, launching in 1927 as a house brand at Sears department stores. In time, Craftsman became synonymous with quality hand tools at reasonable ...

SPRINGFIELD -- Craftsman, the venerable tool brand Sears sold Thursday to former competitor Stanley Black & Decker, is famous for its lifetime warranty on hand tools. The handle breaks on a ...

Sears declared bankruptcy back in October 2018. That was the end of the line for many of us as locations started shutting down. After a lifetime of shopping there, we’d have to start buying our tools ...

Although some Craftsman tools have been available to buy at smaller hardware store chains like Ace Hardware, Atwood Ranch & Home, and Blain's, they've largely been items exclusive to Sears Holdings ...

Stanley Black & Decker plans to roll out more than 1,200 new Craftsman products after acquiring the iconic tool brand from Sears last year. The company announced on Wednesday that Craftsman will ...

For decades, Craftsman's lifetime warranty had a reputation for being one of the strongest guarantees in American retail. The policy was simple: if a hand tool failed for any reason, return it to ...

Sears Holdings Corp. SHLD has agreed to sell its popular Craftsman tool brand through Ace Hardware stores, as the company turns again to outsiders to help grow its sales. Sears and Ace Hardware Corp., ...

Craftsman has long been considered a household name. The simple yet enduring brand first entered the conversation after Sears purchased the rights to use the name in 1927 (for $500, worth a little ...

Sears Holdings Corp. is suing a longtime supplier of Craftsman tools, the second such suit in a month, as the struggling retailer tries to keep vendors from abandoning the company. Sears filed the ...

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