CHICAGO-Groupe Michelin Managing Partners Francois and Edouard Michelin and Sears Chairman and CEO Arthur Martinez marked the 30th anniversary of Michelin's first supply agreement with the retailer during a Sept. 6 ceremonial ``treaty'' signing at a mall in Schaumburg, Ill. Complete with American and French flags, national anthems and an exchanging of pens, the company executives repeated the ceremony in Clermont-Ferrand, France, one week later, Sears said.
Sales of Michelins through the Sears catalog helped popularize radial tires in the U.S.