Best of Vets: Employers 2010

Sears Holdings was ranked as the number one retailer and number 15 overall in the Military Times EDGE magazine Best for Vets: Employers 2010 survey. Military Times EDGE is dedicated to showing men and women from the various branches of the services the practical and positive actions that can make their lives and careers better — both in the military and beyond. To be ranked, Military Times invited companies of the Fortune 1,000, the Defense News 100 and Federal Times' General Services Administration 250 to fill out an online survey about their military recruitment and retention policies. Responses were evaluated using four criteria: Recruiting - budget and personnel dedicated to military hiring; Training/Mentoring - number of orientation and mentoring programs exclusively or primarily for veterans; Reserve Policies - pay and benefits for activated reservists; Corporate Culture - representation of veterans in the work force and on the executive team, programs for military spouses and dependents and involvement in military and veterans causes.