Sears Web Site Adds Patio Furniture

This spring, patio furniture and accessories have been added to the popular lawn and garden equipment offerings on sears.com, the Sears Web site.

"Patio furniture already ranks as one of this year's five hottest-selling lawn and garden categories on sears.com," said Richard Orr, Sears e-commerce merchandise manager for tools and lawn and garden products. "Other best sellers are gas grills, lawn mowers, lawn tractors and riding mowers, and accessories for lawn tractors and riding mowers."

As with all sears.com product categories, consumers easily can research online, comparing up to three patio sets side by side. Enlarged product views can be accessed by clicking thumbnail images that accompany the product descriptions.

Sears.com carries patio umbrellas and patio sets ranging from five to 10 pieces. Featured brands include Cambridge Hills, Compex, Shae Design and Shian. Also available on the site are umbrella stands, chaise lounges, a patio heater and a portable wood fireplace.

Sears.com features more than 600 lawn and garden tools and pieces of equipment covering the major categories including: hand tools, sprinklers, hoses, power mowers, riding mowers, lawn tractors, chain saws, blowers, trimmers, edgers, tillers, pressure washers, chippers and log splitters.

In addition to Craftsman, America's best-selling brand of mowers and tractors for the past 20 years, sears.com also features popular brands such as Toro®, Yard-Man® and Black & Decker®. Kenmore® and Weber® grills also are available on sears.com. (Brand names are the intellectual property of their respective owners.)

Sears, Roebuck and Co. (NYSE: S) is a leading U.S. retailer of apparel, home and automotive products and services, with annual revenue of more than $40 billion. The company serves families throughout the country through approximately 860 department stores, approximately 2,100 specialized retail locations, and a variety of online offerings accessible through the company's Web site, www.sears.com .

SOURCE: Sears, Roebuck & Co.

Contact: Media, Ann Woolman of Sears, Roebuck and Co., 847-286-7079, or
awoolma@sears.com

Website: http://www.sears.com/