Sears Webcasts From Merrill Lynch Retail Conference

Jeffrey N. Boyer, chief financial officer of Sears, Roebuck and Co. (NYSE: S), will speak at the Merrill Lynch Retailing Leaders Conference in New York City on Tuesday, March 6, 2001 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern/3:30 p.m. Central time.

The presentation will be webcast live from the Sears.com site. Viewers may enter the webcast by selecting "About Sears" from the lower left hand column of the Sears.com home page. The replay will be archived for one week on the "About Sears" section of Sears.com.

Software necessary to listen to the webcast, Media Player or Real Player, can be downloaded from the webcast site. Downloading the software may take up to 22 minutes with a 56K speed modem.

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 across the country through approximately 860 full- line department stores, approximately 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, Peggy A. Palter of Sears, Roebuck and Co., 847-286-8361

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