Sears.com Leads Clicks and Bricks Department Stores in Media Metrix Ranking Of Unique Visitors in July

Sears.com leads clicks and bricks department stores in July, based on the number of unique visitors to the e-commerce site for Sears, Roebuck and Co. (NYSE: S). Media Metrix, Inc. (NASDAQ: MMXI), the leader and pioneer in Internet and Digital Media measurement worldwide, reports that in July, sears.com leads the "department store" retail category by attracting 2.475 million unique visitors, followed by JCPenney.com with 2.242 million and Walmart.com with 1.477 million.

"The number of unique visitors to sears.com has grown steadily this year and is nearly at the same level as the peak Holiday shopping traffic we experienced in December," said Dennis Honan, vice president and general manager of Sears Online. "The significant increase in July traffic is a result of positive consumer reception to the sears.com relaunch and expansion that added home electronics, home office, small appliances, lawn tractors, baby products and school uniforms."

In the "unique visitors" measurement, multiple site visits by the same person count only once.

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

SOURCE: Sears, Roebuck and Co.

Contact: Media, Ann Woolman of Sears, 847-286-7079, email,
awoolma@sears.com

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