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May 9, 2013
Sears Holdings names new CIO

Sears Holdings announced that Jeff Balagna will join the company as executive VP and CIO.

February 28, 2013
Sears narrows Q4 loss

Sears Holding Corp. said its net loss for the quarter ended on Feb. 2 narrowed to $489 million from $2.4 billion a year earlier.

December 27, 2012
Sears ‘ Digital Strategy Keeps Evolving

When it comes to mobile commerce and digital solutions, Sears Holdings has evolved into a best-in-class company, one that has truly embraced the cross-channel shopping experience. Seeking ways to make shopping more convenient for its customers, the chain was among the first to offer visibility to in-store inventory, as well as the ability to buy online and pick up in-store.

November 1, 2012
Sears and Kmart to open on Thanksgiving

Sears Holdings announced that both Sears and Kmart stores will be open on Thanksgiving Day.

October 19, 2012
Sears taps Teradata for database analytics expansion

Teradata, the analytic data solutions company, announced that Sears Holdings has upgrades its existing Teradata analytic environment with the Teradata Active Enterprise Data Warehouse Platform 6690, which leverages both SSD and HDD storage.

October 11, 2012
Sears Holdings received EPA SmartWay Excellence Award

Sears Holdings received a SmartWay Excellence Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for being an industryleader in freight supply chain environmental performance and energy efficiency.

September 14, 2012
Sears to contribute $203 million to domestic pension plan

Sears Holdings disclosed in a regulatory filing that "because we believe that the company has substantial liquidity and financial flexibility," the company has elected to contribute an additional $203 million to its domestic pension plan on Sept. 14, after which the plan will be 80% funded under applicable law.

August 30, 2012
Sears down on removal from S&P 500 New York

Shares of Sears Holdings were under heavy selling pressure Thursday morning, sliding 7% to $53.38 on Standard & Poor's.

August 10, 2012
Sears to compete in Energy Star building competition

Sears Holdings said it has again been selected to participate in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star National Building Competition: Battle of the Buildings.

June 4, 2012
Sears Holdings names corporate treasurer

Sears Holdings said that Scott Huckins will join the company as VP and corporate treasurer.

June 1, 2012
Sears Holdings files for partial spin off of its interest in Sears Canada

Hoffman Estates, Ill. -- Sears Holdings announced that Sears Canada has filed a Registration Statement on Form 20-F with the U.S. SEC in connection with the company’s previously announced plan to spin-off a portion of its interest in Sears Canada.

May 2, 2012
Sears CEO lays out plans to boost performance

Edward Lampert, chairman of Sears Holdings, presented an ambitious plan to improve the company’s performance that includes updating store layouts and signage and investing in its rewards program, Reuters reported.

April 27, 2012
New Sears subsidiary offers cloud computing services

Sears Holdings announced the launch of a wholly owned subsidiary called MetaScale, that will provide data-management services.

April 25, 2012
Sears expands 'Scrubology' shops

Sears Holdings has expanded the availability of its in-store professional apparel shop to 91 Sears and Kmart stores nationwide.

March 2, 2012
Sears Canada to close three stores in major cities

Sears Canada Inc. said it is shutting down three downtown stores in Vancouver, Calgary and Ottawa.

November 3, 2011
Sears and Kmart introduces ‘mobile shopping walls’ for holiday shopping

Sears and Kmart stores are debuting “mobile shopping walls” in high-traffic areas to reach customers who are traveling or on-the-go during the holiday season.

October 26, 2011
Sears enhances online shopping with digital local ads

Sears Holdings announced it is now offering digital local ads available on its sites searslocalad.com and kmartlocalad.com.

October 24, 2011
Sears to offer free shipping for online sites

Sears Holdings announced it will offer free shipping on Sears.com for orders qualified orders totaling more than $99, and on Kmart.com for orders more than $49.

October 13, 2011
Sears Holdings equipping store associates with iPads and iPod Touch devices

Sears Holdings has begun the staged roll out of Apple iPads and Apple iPod Touch devices, starting with nearly 450 stores nationwide.

September 8, 2011
Sears appoints supply chain head

Sears Holdings announced that Raj Penkar will be joining Sears Holdings on Sept. 15 as senior VP and president, supply chain.

August 3, 2011
Sears expands online efforts to reach Latino market

Sears Holdings has announced the launch of two Latino social media channels: Facebook.com/SearsLatino and a Twitter handle @SearsLatino.

June 20, 2011
Eye Appeal

Storms and other weather events can wreak havoc with a retailer’s outdoor signage. Just ask Therese Grossman, construction manager for Edwin Watts Golf Shops, Fort Walton, Fla., which operates 83 golf specialty shops. This past spring, a bad storm with extreme wind velocities came through Baton Rouge, La., blowing the faces off the signs outside Edwin Watts’ store there. 


“In the retail world, having your exterior signs down is a crisis,” Grossman said. “I have to be able to respond and get them back up very quickly.”


May 23, 2011
Sears CFO calls it quits

Sears Holdings has named William Phelan as acting CFO, replacing Michael Collins, currently SVP and CFO, who resigned last week to pursue another opportunity, the company reported in an SEC filing.

May 23, 2011
Sears Holdings names head of tools unit

Sears Holdings announced that Sam Solomon has joined the company as SVP and president of its tools business.

May 9, 2011
Sears to compete in national Energy Star competition

Sears Holdings said its that Sears Grand in Cape Girardeau, Mo., has been selected to participate in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star National Building Competition: Battle of the Buildings to help improve the energy efficiency of commercial buildings and protect the environment.

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