SHOP YOUR WAY(SM) Members Get Early, Exclusive Access To Shop Thanksgiving, Black Friday Doorbusters At Sears

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., Nov. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SHOP YOUR WAY Members get the ultimate holiday shopping perk this year at Sears: the opportunity to shop Thanksgiving and Black Friday doorbusters online starting Sun., Nov. 18 at 5 p.m. CT – five days before the traditional day after Thanksgiving shopping frenzy. The unprecedented early window to shop select sale items continues through Mon., Nov. 19 at 11:59 p.m. CT at Sears.com/membersonly, for pick-up in-store only, while quantities last.

"We promised special privileges for SHOP YOUR WAY Members this holiday season and access to Black Friday this early is proof of that commitment," said Imran Jooma, senior vice president and president, Marketing, Online and Financial Services, Sears Holdings. "We're making the search for that perfect holiday gift easier, more convenient and rewarding this season. The perks of SHOP YOUR WAY Membership extend well beyond Black Friday, as well."

SHOP YOUR WAY also announced new deals available at Sears for the holiday season that include:

• FREE canvas tote & special come-back offer – SHOP YOUR WAY Members spending $50 or more in-store at Sears between Nov. 8 and 17 will receive a free canvas shopping tote (while supplies last). The tote is no ordinary gift with purchase: a barcode inside earns the member Double Points (Triple for VIP members) on qualifying purchases at Sears and Lands' End Shops between Nov. 18 and Dec. 24.
• Spend & Get – Starting the weekend of Nov. 16-17 and continuing through Christmas, SHOP YOUR WAY Members spending $50 or more in-store at Sears Fri. – Sat. will earn $10 in Points, redeemable the following Sun. – Thurs.*
• Members with a valid email address also earn five percent in SHOP YOUR WAY Points when they use their Sears card on qualifying purchases through Feb. 2.**

SHOP YOUR WAY is a free, members-only program and shopping community that offers rewards, personalized deals, product reviews, daily sweepstakes and personalized deals and services like e-coupons and e-receipts for faster returns and exchanges in five minutes or less, guaranteed. SHOP YOUR WAY creates new convenience for shoppers by connecting all of the ways to shop – in store, at home, online and by phone. Customers earn Points for purchases that can be redeemed with other SHOP YOUR WAY partners like Kmart, Sears and Lands' End.

SHOP YOUR WAY Members also get an exclusive weekly preview of Sears LocalAd (searslocalad.com). Accessible via computer, tablet or mobile device, Sears LocalAd shows deals from the Sears circular and reveals hundreds more in-store discounts on overstock inventory unique to specific local stores, which can't be viewed anywhere else.

To sign up for SHOP YOUR WAY, visit ShopYourWay.com.  To stay up to date on exclusive Member deals and benefits, follow the SHOP YOUR WAY topic page at http://www.shopyourway.com/tag/shop-your-way-benefits-offers/4771934.

*Week of 12/17 the earn period is extended Thursday, 12/20 through Christmas Eve, Monday, 12/24, with $10 in points redeemable 12/26-12/29.

** 5% Points cannot be combined with deferred interest financing. 

About Sears, Roebuck and Co.
Sears, Roebuck and Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: SHLD), is a leading broadline retailer providing merchandise and related services and  is part of SHOP YOUR WAY, a social shopping experience where members have the ability to earn Points and receive benefits across a wide variety of physical and digital formats through ShopYourWay.com.  Sears, Roebuck offers its wide range of home merchandise, apparel and automotive products and services through its Sears-branded and affiliated stores in the United States and Canada. Sears, Roebuck also offers a variety of merchandise and services through sears.com, landsend.com, and specialty catalogs. Sears, Roebuck offers consumers leading proprietary brands including Kenmore, Craftsman, DieHard and Lands' End -- among the most trusted and preferred brands in the U.S.  The company is the nation's largest provider of home services, with more than 15 million service and installation calls made annually. For more information, visit the Sears, Roebuck website at www.sears.com or the Sears Holdings Corporation website at www.searsholdings.com.

SOURCE Sears, Roebuck and Co.