Sears extends invitation to Amazon affiliates

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. -- Sears Holdings has joined other retailers, including Barnes & Noble, in inviting Amazon.com affiliates to work with it following Amazon's response to recent legislation related to collected taxes on e-commerce purchases.

In an open letter to Amazon's affiliates, Sears Holdings SVP and president of e-commerce, Imran Jooma invited them to join the company's affiliate team, and blasted Amazon for "turning its back on its customers, affiliate partners and the community to maintain an unfair competitive advantage that ultimately puts Amazon's customers at risk."