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Sears Holdings to Locate E-Commerce Development Center in Downtown Chicago

    HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Sears Holdings
Corporation (Nasdaq: SHLD) today announced that beginning in the first half
of next year, the company will create a new E-commerce Development Center
at 2 N. State Street, where the company currently operates its Sears on
State flagship store.
    "Chicago has long been a part of Sears' heritage and we're excited
about the opportunity to bring these highly skilled, salaried jobs to the
vibrant downtown area," said Paul Miller, senior vice president, Direct
Commerce, Sears Holdings. "We chose downtown because of its proximity to a
strong pool of e-commerce talent, as well as the colleges and universities
in the city as we continue to seek the best and brightest minds to support
our initiatives."
    "It's anticipated that the center will eventually employ up to 100
highly skilled IT employees," said Karen Austin, executive vice president
and Chief Information Officer, Sears Holdings. "We've already started the
recruiting process to fill a number of developer, technical architect and
project manager positions."
    "We are very pleased that Sears is establishing its new E-commerce
Development Center in its downtown store," said Lori T. Healey,
Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Planning and Development. "Their
decision speaks not only to the vitality of State Street but also to the
importance of Chicago as the center of commerce and industry in the
Midwest."
    "Sears has called Chicago its home for most of the company's history
and we're happy to see the new Sears Holdings Corporation embrace those
roots," said Chicago Alderman Burton Natarus (42nd).
    The employees of Sears Holdings' E-commerce Development Center join the
associates of Sears' flagship store at 2 N. State Street and will occupy
offices on the building's 4th floor.
    About Sears Holdings Corporation
    Sears Holdings Corporation is the nation's third largest broadline
retailer, with approximately $55 billion in annual revenues, and with
approximately 3,800 full-line and specialty retail stores in the United
States and Canada. Sears Holdings is the leading home appliance retailer as
well as a leader in tools, lawn and garden, home electronics and automotive
repair and maintenance. Key proprietary brands include Kenmore, Craftsman
and DieHard, and a broad apparel offering, including such well-known labels
as Lands' End, Jaclyn Smith and Joe Boxer, as well as the Apostrophe and
Covington brands. It also has Martha Stewart Everyday products, which are
offered exclusively in the U.S. by Kmart and in Canada by Sears Canada. The
company is the nation's largest provider of home services, with more than
13 million service calls made annually. For more information, visit Sears
Holdings' website at http://www.searsholdings.com .

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