Last-Minute Holiday Shopping Frenzy Begins Early at Sears and Kmart

As the holiday shopping season begins to draw to a close, Sears and Kmart will extend store hours and offer special deals this weekend to help shoppers beat the last-minute rush the weekend before Christmas.

Extended store hours for Sears and Kmart for Saturday, December 16 and Sunday, December 17 follow, including a sampling of some specials:

   Sears
   Saturday, December 16, extended store hours: 7 am - 11 pm
   Sears will offer early-opening specials from 7am -- noon that include:
   -- Magnavox 32" LCD - $759.99 (reg: $1059.99)
   -- Dual GPS Navigation System - $249.99 (reg: $349.99)
   -- Craftsman 104 piece mechanics tool set - $49.99 (reg: $99.99)
   -- Half-carat total weight 14 karat gold diamond stud earrings - $99.99
     (reg: $259.99)

   Sunday, December 17, extended store hours: 7 am - 11 pm
   Sears will offer all-day specials that include:
   -- 40-60% off entire stock of fine jewelry (Exclusions apply.  See store
      for details.)
   -- Craftsman 33-gallon, 150-PSI max air compressor, with a FREE 10 piece
      air tool kit ($99.99 value) - $299.99
   -- Entire stock of family outerwear on sale throughout store (Exclusions
      apply.  See store for details.)

   Kmart
   Saturday, December 16, extended store hours: 7 am - 11 pm
   Kmart will offer all-day specials that include:
   -- Sylvania 20" LCD TV - $289.99 (reg: $399.99)
   -- All holiday dinnerware on sale (Exclusions apply.  See store for
      details.)
   -- All Leapster and Little Leaps Software 20% off (Exclusions apply.  See
      store for details.)
   -- 30-50% off Jaclyn Smith Winter Apparel (Exclusions apply.  See store
      for details.)

   Sunday, December 17, extended store hours: 6 am - midnight
   Kmart will offer all-day specials that include:
   -- Audiovox 7" Portable DVD Player - $74.99 (reg: $109.99)
   -- Remington MicroFlex Titanium R-425 Cordless Shaver - $29.99 (reg:
      $49.99)
   -- 50% off Family Fall/Winter Outerwear (Exclusions apply.  See store for
      details.)
   -- 20% off all My First Craftsman Toys (Exclusions apply.  See store for
      details.)


  About Sears Holdings Corporation

Sears Holdings Corporation is the nation's third largest broadline retailer, with approximately $55 billion in annual revenues, and with approximately 3,800 full-line and specialty retail stores in the United States and Canada. Sears Holdings is the leading home appliance retailer as well as a leader in tools, lawn and garden, home electronics and automotive repair and maintenance. Key proprietary brands include Kenmore, Craftsman and DieHard, and a broad apparel offering, including such well-known labels as Lands' End, Jaclyn Smith and Joe Boxer, as well as the Apostrophe and Covington brands. It also has Martha Stewart Everyday products, which are offered exclusively in the U.S. by Kmart and in Canada by Sears Canada. The company is the nation's largest provider of home services, with more than 13 million service calls made annually. For more information, visit Sears Holdings' website at http://www.searsholdings.com/ .

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CONTACT: Colleen Cleary, +1-212-546-2463, or Alison Kmiotek,
+1-212-546-1425, both for Sears-Kmart

Web site: http://www.searsholdings.com/