Sears.com To Offer Gifts from Harry and David, A.K.A. Gourmet and Christopher Radko This Holiday

From Barbie to Kenmore®, Sears, Roebuck and Co. has the gifts people have come to enjoy each holiday season. But now, those offerings have gotten tastier, with the addition of food gift baskets from Harry and David and A.K.A. Gourmet at www.sears.com .

Shoppers can go to sears.com any time of the day or night to purchase and send elegant food gifts, such as the Harry and David Cheesecake Party Wheel, Traditional Fruitcake and Tower of Treats, which includes fruit, nuts, truffles and cherry chocolates. Of course, the site also offers Harry and David's "flagship fruit," Royal Riviera Pears, which launched the company in 1934.

The A.K.A. Gourmet offerings on Sears.com include delectable gifts from California, such as baskets called Gourmet Cornucopia, Tuscan Paradise, Ghirardelli Favorites and Say it with Chocolate.

The tasty treats are not only for the holidays. Sears.com can serve gift-giving needs year round, with the Harry and David Thinking of You Basket, A.K.A. Gourmet Birthday Party and A.K.A. Gourmet Special Delivery for celebrating the birth of a baby.

The Harry and David and A.K.A. Gourmet baskets are located in the gifts section of Sears.com. Shoppers can browse by type of item or price.

This holiday season, Sears.com also is offering two Christmas ornaments created exclusively for Sears by renowned designer Christopher Radko, whose popular ornaments are made of mouth-blown glass and hand painted. One of the Sears designs features a Craftsman racecar with Santa at the wheel; the other features Santa carrying a Craftsman tool box.

Sears, Roebuck and Co. (NYSE: S) is a broadline retailer with significant service businesses. In 2002, the company's revenue was more than $41 billion. The company offers its wide range of apparel, home and automotive products and services to families in the U.S. through Sears stores nationwide, including approximately 870 full-line stores. Sears also offers a variety of merchandise and services through its Web sites, Sears.com and landsend.com, and a variety of specialty catalogs.

SOURCE: Sears, Roebuck and Co.

CONTACT: Willy Medina of Sears, +1-847-286-1624

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