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SHOP YOUR WAY(SM) Contest Gives Members Chance to Attend Golf's Major Weekend in Ardmore, Pa., and Participate in Event Benefitting Sears Heroes At Home Charity HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- This Father's Day weekend, the Craftsman brand invites hard core golf fans and putt-putt enthusiasts to play a free round during the "Craftsman Father's Day Miniature Golf Classic" on a one-of-a-kind miniature golf course, June 15 - 16 in Philadelphia. Specially built by the...

With Rebuilding Together, Sears Keeps Commitment to Red Hook, N.Y., Calls Upon SHOP YOUR WAY REWARDS(SM) Members, Customers to Support Spring Fundraising Campaign HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sears has announced the launch of its sixth annual Heroes at Home spring renovation and fundraising campaign with Rebuilding Together to rebuild and revive the homes of veterans nationwide. Thanks to donations by SHOP YOUR WAY REWARDS Members, customers and associates,...

"The most recommended brand of logo'd products*" now offers an innovative customer service tool that allows organizations to virtually create uniform programs DODGEVILLE, Wis., April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Whether a company of 5 or 5,000, selecting the right business apparel and corporate clothing is an important process. Lands' End Business Outfitters, the business outfitting division of Lands' End, announced it is taking the guesswork out of developing a uniform...

To Celebrate Harley-Davidson®110th Anniversary, Co-Branded Tool Storage Products Coming to Dealerships, Stores and Online with Exclusive Deals Available for Craftsman Club and SHOP YOUR WAY(SM) REWARDS Members HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- America's garages just got a lot cooler. Two American icons -- Craftsman and Harley-Davidson-- have teamed to produce co-branded, special-edition tool storage products available now in Sears stores and online. As part of...

Solution helps merchants sell, ship more for less, access SHOP YOUR WAY REWARDS? Members HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sears Holdings has launched Fulfilled By Sears - a turnkey fulfillment service that offers pay-as-you-go pricing for businesses seeking a simple, cost-effective solution to manage storage, picking, packing and shipping of customer orders from Sears Marketplace and other places a merchant sells products. "Fulfilled By Sears is a game-changer...

Adam Levine and Nicki Minaj will be the first brands for the unit under leadership from Star Branding HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., April 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sears Holdings announces the creation of a new business unit called SHOP YOUR WAY Brands, focused exclusively on the development of entertainment-driven fashion and lifestyle brands. Leading this business unit is Bernt Ullmann and his team from Star Branding, whose partners include Tommy Hilfiger, Andy Hilfiger, and Joe Lamastra....

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., March 26, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Every baby is born to do something great! That's the inspiring message of the March of Dimes "imbornto" campaign now in Kmart stores. Shoppers can donate at the cash register to support the March of Dimes work to help more babies be born healthy. More information can be found at imbornto.com. imbornto also provides consumers nationwide the opportunity to shop at Kmart stores around the U.S. for gift ideas for Mother's...

WASHINGTON, March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Cook County, Ill., has among the highest number of commuters coming from another county in the nation, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today in new estimates released from the American Community Survey. Nationally, 27.4 percent of workers commute outside the county where they live. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130305/DC71060-INFO) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO) Among workers in...

"Forest-Themed" Kids' Art Contest Will Put Two Winning Designs on a Graphic Tee DODGEVILLE, Wis., March 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Kids' drawings hang in school hallways, art rooms and of course on Mom's refrigerator. Now, Lands' End wants to put these inspiring creations on a T-shirt. Running from March 1(st) through March 31(st), kids ages five through twelve can create a "forest-themed" design and submit it to Lands' End. Lands' End will review all the designs and select two...

LITTLE FERRY, N.J., Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Rebuilding Together, a Safe and Healthy Housing organization that believes Community Starts at Home, Sears and its Heroes at Home program, several local businesses, skilled trades persons, and local firefighters will join together tomorrow in Bergen County to reveal the newly renovated Little Ferry Hook & Ladder Company No. 1 station, which was devastated after Hurricane Sandy's waters surged up to three feet in the...