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Robert Elkington Wood (June 13, 1879 – November 6, 1969) was an American military officer and business executive. After retiring from the U.S. Army as a brigadier general, Wood had a successful career as a corporate executive, most notably with Sears, Roebuck and Company.
Apr 15, 2024 · Robert E. Wood (born June 13, 1879, Kansas City, Mo., U.S.—died Nov. 6, 1969, Lake Forest, Ill.) was a U.S. business executive under whose leadership Sears, Roebuck and Co. grew to become the world’s largest merchandising company.
Robert E. Wood. Sears, Roebuck & Company. 1928–1954. Industry: Retail. Era: 1920. Wood joined the retail business as a general manager at Montgomery Ward and Company, where he advocated the building of retail stores to capitalize on the growing importance of the automobile.
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View Art by Robert E. Wood. Robert E. Wood, N.A. (1926-1999) Robert E. Wood grew up in Southern California. Just after World War II, he began seriously studying watercolor painting and was influenced by Rex Brandt and Phil Dike. By the late 1940s, he was in a graduate program and already exhibiting watercolors in museum and gallery shows.
Fine art watercolor paintings by Robert E. Wood. ← Prev 1 2 Next →. A Day in the Park, 1957. Robert E. Wood. 18 x 25.5 inches. Baltimore Model. Robert E. Wood. 22.25 x 29 inches. Black Skies.
ROBERT E. WOOD PAPERS, 1897-1981 29 linear feet, 8 linear inches (65 LGA-S boxes, 5 oversize boxes) Herbert Hoover Presidential Library BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE. Robert E. Wood was born in Kansas City in 1879. Wood graduated from West Point in 1900.
American business executive Robert E. Wood built Sears, Roebuck and Co. into the world’s largest retail company. In December 1967 Sears became the first retailer to record a single month’s sales of more than one billion dollars. Robert Elkington Wood was born on June 13, 1879, in Kansas City, Missouri.
