Why was Montgomery Wards called Monkey Wards? This question is about Montgomery Ward Credit Cards

Why was Montgomery Wards called Monkey Wards?

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Chip Lupo, Credit Card Writer

@CLoop • 10/07/21 This answer was first published on 10/07/21. For the most current information about a financial product, you should always check and confirm accuracy with the offering financial institution. Editorial and user-generated content is not provided, reviewed or endorsed by any company.

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Montgomery Ward was called “Monkey Wards” by some people because it reportedly once offered exotic monkeys in some of its stores and through its mail-order catalog. Today, the store’s website features a Monkey Wards page where customers can shop and place orders for many of the retailer’s popular items. The Montgomery Ward website does not cite where the nickname originated, though.

Founded in 1872, Montgomery Ward revolutionized retail sales at the turn of the century through its mail-order catalog, which was the only one of its kind back then. The retailer currently offers the Montgomery Ward Credit Account, an unsecured store credit card designed for people with bad credit. Customers can only use the card for Montgomery Ward purchases, either online or by phone.

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@quintocreations • 04/30/23 This answer was first published on 04/30/23. For the most current information about a financial product, you should always check and confirm accuracy with the offering financial institution. Editorial and user-generated content is not provided, reviewed or endorsed by any company.

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This is actually a wives tale. It was called Monkey Wards simply because when said: "Montgomery Ward" quickly (and also how many children said it, it easily sounds like: "Monkey Wards". Throughout time many stories like these evolve to become funny tales, Ala = rumors.

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What was Montgomery Ward known for?

Montgomery Ward was known for its mail-order catalog, which revolutionized retail sales when it was introduced in 1872, the year the company was founded. The mail-order catalog, which saved customers money by eliminating middlemen, later introduced a money back guarantee. An innovative concept at the time, money back guarantees are now common practice in today’s retail industry.

Today, Montgomery Ward operates as an online retailer under different ownership after filing for bankruptcy in the late...

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Is Montgomery Ward still in business?

Montgomery Ward is still in business as an online retailer, after being relaunched as an online company in 2004. Montgomery Ward started as a mail-order catalog company in 1872, became popular with catalogs and brick-and-mortar retail stores during the 1900s, and evolved into an online retailer in the early 2000s.

Despite decades of success with catalogs and retail stores, Montgomery Ward had trouble competing with the likes of Target and Walmart in the late...

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