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Sears Celebrates Independence Day With Discounts of up to 37 Percent on Featured Home Appliances

Independence Day honors and respects all things red, white and blue. This year, the Sears Blue Appliance Crew is helping Americans celebrate the patriotic holiday by adding another color into the festivity - green. Today, the leading retailer of ENERGY STAR®-qualified appliances announced a Fourth of July Home Appliances sale with discounts up to 37 percent on featured appliances to help customers save even more green when making purchases over the holiday weekend.

"Sears' customers told us that in these tough economic times, they are seeking tangible ways to make purchasing home appliances easier and more affordable," said Kevin Brown, vice president and chief marketing officer, Home Appliances for Sears. "The Sears Fourth of July Home Appliance specials and Blue Appliance Crew expertise allow Sears customers to take advantage of our everyday great prices and wide selection of brands by offering deep discounts on home appliance products."

For four days (July 3-6), Sears is helping customers keep more cash in their wallets with deep discounts on the following featured home appliances.

  --  Save $1,100 when you purchase the Kenmore Elite® HE5t Steam
      washer/dryer pair (Models 47787 and 87727) -- Final price on the pair
      $1999.98.
      --  Sold separately, the Kenmore Elite 4.4-cu. ft. capacity
          high-efficiency washer, model #47787 is regular price $1,599.99;
          sale price $1,359.99
      --  Sold separately, the Kenmore Elite HE5® Steam 7.5-cu. ft.
          capacity dryer #87727, is regular price $1,499.99; sale price
          $1,274.99
      --  Gas dryer priced higher. Optional pedestals and work surfaces sold
          separately. Pair pricing offers do not qualify for additional
          Sears card savings. All other models and colors priced higher.
          Approximately two units are available per store or 4,560 units
          nationally.
  --  Save $900 when you purchase the pair of Kenmore Elite Oasis 4.7-cu.
      ft. capacity high-efficiency washer/dryer pair (Models 28087 and
      68087). Final price on the pair $1499.98.
      --  Sold separately, the Kenmore Elite Oasis washer, model #28087, is
          regular price $1,199.99; sale price $1,019.99
      --  Sold separately, the Kenmore Elite 7.6-cu. ft. capacity dryer
          #68087, is regular price $1,199.99, sale price $1,019.99
      --  Gas dryer priced higher. Pair pricing offers do not qualify for
          additional Sears card savings. All other models and colors priced
          higher. Approximately three units are available per store or 7,100
          units nationally.
  --  Save $800 on Kenmore Elite 25-cu. ft. stainless steel refrigerator
      #79752, regular price $2,799.99; sale price $1,999.99
  --  Save $360 when you purchase the Kenmore® 3.5-cu. ft. capacity
      washer/dryer pair (Models 29622 and 69622). Final price on the pair
      $699.98.
      --  Sold separately, the Kenmore washer model #29622, is regular price
          $569.99, sale price $484.49.
      --  Sold separately, the Kenmore 7.0-cu. ft. capacity dryer #69622, is
          regular price $489.99, sale price $416.49
      --  Gas dryer priced higher. Pair pricing offers do not qualify for
          additional Sears card savings. All other models and colors priced
          higher. Approximately nine units are available per store or 21,700
          units nationally.
  --  Save $280 on Kenmore dishwasher with SmartWashâ„¢ #13892, regular
      price $579.99; sale price $299.99
      --  Approximately four units are available per store or 9,000 units
          nationally.
  --  40% off Kenmore Elite over the range microwave #88503, sale price
      $389.99

      --  Save $220 on black or white models #88502/9, sale price $329.99


Sears' Home Appliance four-day Fourth of July sale begins Friday, July 3 and extends through Monday, July 6, 2009. The Home Appliance sale excludes Electrolux, LG, air conditioners, dehumidifiers, floor care, sewing machines, microwaves, water heaters, closeouts and Everyday Great Price items.

About Sears Holdings Corporation

Sears Holdings Corporation is the nation's fifth largest broadline retailer with approximately 3,900 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. We are the nation's largest provider of home services, with more than 12 million service calls made annually. Sears Holdings Corporation operates through its subsidiaries, including Sears, Roebuck and Co. and Kmart Corporation. For more information, visit Sears Holdings' Web site at www.searsholdings.com.

About Sears Home Appliances

Sears is the nation's leading appliance retailer with the largest selection - over 3600 models. Only Sears sells the top 8 brands, including Kenmore, the nation's leading appliance brand. Sears always beats the

competition's price, guaranteed, up to 30 days. Sears offers worry-free 1-year service, guaranteed and free help and support on all brands serviced by Sears 24/7 by phone. Sears provides next day delivery on over 1600 models - that's five times more than any national competitor. In March 2009, Sears launched the online ENERGY STAR Rebate Center - a program to help educate Americans about the millions of dollars in rebates that are available for ENERGY STAR-rated products and make it faster to receive these rebates. Sears has demonstrated its commitment to increasing America's energy efficiency through its actions over more than 10 years. Sears sells more ENERGY STAR-rated appliances than any other retailer. In fact, in 2008, Sears was the first retailer to sell more than 3.1 million ENERGY STAR-qualified appliances from the nation's top brands, including Kenmore, the nation's leading appliance brand. In 2008 alone, Kenmore ENERGY STAR-rated appliances helped save America nearly 700 million Kilowatt hours, over four billion gallons of water, and over $100 million dollars.

First Call Analyst: Westenberger, Richard
FCMN Contact: lcoste5@searshc.com

SOURCE: Sears, Roebuck and Co.

CONTACT: Regina Pelz-Westergaard of Euro RSCG Worldwide PR,
+1-847-286-8984, regina.pelz-westergaard@eurorscg.com, for Sears, Roebuck and
Co.; or Larry Costello of Sears Holdings Public Relations, +1-847-286-9036 or
+1-847-346-4514, lcoste5@searshc.com

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