Sears Holdings Corporation [SHLD] to Ring The NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell


ADVISORY, Nov. 27, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

What:

Sears Holdings Corporation [SHLD], a leading integrated retailer with almost 2,500 full-line and specialty retail stores in the United States and Canada, will visit the NASDAQ MarketSite in Times Square.

In honor of the occasion, Ron Boire, Executive Vice President, Chief Merchandising Officer, Sears and Kmart Formats will ring the Opening Bell.

Where:

NASDAQ MarketSite – 4 Times Square – 43rd & Broadway – Broadcast Studio

When:

Friday, November 29, 2013 – 9:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. ET

Contact:
Shannelle Armstrong-Fowler
Sears Holdings
(847) 286-0715
shannelle.armstrong-fowler@searshc.com

NASDAQ MarketSite:
Will Briganti
(646) 441-5012
william.briganti@nasdaqomx.com

Feed Information:

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Webcast:

A live webcast of the NASDAQ Opening Bell will be available at: http://www.nasdaq.com/about/marketsitetowervideo.asx.

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About Sears Holdings Corporation

Sears Holdings Corporation (Nasdaq:SHLD) is a leading integrated retailer with almost 2,500 full-line and specialty retail stores in the United States and Canada and the home 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 Holdings is the leading home appliance retailer as well as a leader in tools, lawn and garden, fitness equipment and automotive repair and maintenance. Key proprietary brands include Kenmore, Craftsman and DieHard, with a broad apparel offering, including such well-known labels as Lands' End, the Kardashian Kollection, Jaclyn Smith and Joe Boxer, as well as Sofia by Sofia Vergara and The Country Living Home Collection. We are the nation's largest provider of home services, with more than 14 million service and installation calls made annually, and have a long-established commitment to those who serve in the military through initiatives like the Heroes at Home program. We have been named the 2011 Mobile Retailer of the Year, Recipient of the 2013 ENERGY STAR® "Partner of the Year - Sustained Excellence Award" for Product Retailing and Energy Management and was named one of the Top 20 Best Places to Work for Recent Grads. Sears Holdings Corporation operates through its subsidiaries, including Sears, Roebuck and Co. and Kmart Corporation. For more information, visit Sears Holdings' website www.searsholdings.com

Twitter: @searsholdings ||Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SHCCareers

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