Sears Webcasts Fourth Quarter Earnings Conference Call

Sears, Roebuck and Co. (NYSE: S) has scheduled its fourth quarter 2000 earnings conference call for Thursday, January 18, 2001 at 10 a.m. Eastern/9 a.m. Central time.

The call will be webcast live over the Internet at http://www.sears.com/ . A replay of the call will be available on Sears Web site for one week.

Software necessary to view the webcast, Media Player or Real Player can be downloaded from the Sears 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: Peggy A. Palter of Sears, Roebuck and Co., 847-286-8361

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