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- Dec 27, 2001Sears, U.S. Reach Civil Settlement Over 1994-1995 Automotive Battery Advertising
- Dec 17, 2001Kmart Keeps Doors Open 110 Hours Through Christmas Eve
- Dec 13, 2001Sears Holiday Heroes Make the Season Brighter for Chicagoland Children
- Dec 12, 2001/C O R R E C T I O N -- Sears, Roebuck and Co./
- Dec 12, 2001Sears Announces $1.5 Billion Share Repurchase Program
- Dec 10, 2001Anthem Playing Toilet Seat Among Finalists in Sears Funniest Returned Gift Contest
- Dec 6, 2001Sears November Comparable Store Sales Decrease 1.3 Percent
- Dec 3, 2001Sears Names Bufano to Head Softlines
- Nov 30, 2001Kmart Corporation and U.S. Marine Corps Reserves Kick Off Metro Detroit Toys for Tots Toy Campaign, Dec. 2
- Nov 28, 2001Kmart Salutes Military Families With a Special Appreciation Weekend
- Nov 28, 2001Shop Sears A New Way This Holiday Season: Buy Online, Pick Up at Local Store
- Nov 21, 2001Sears Webcasts From Lehman Brothers Retail Conference
- Nov 20, 2001Kmart Offers Non-Stop Holiday Shopping Thanksgiving Weekend
- Nov 19, 2001Kmart Corporation Teams with U.S. Marine Corps to Bring Holiday Cheer To Children Throughout U.S.
- Nov 15, 2001Kmart Opens Second SuperCenter in City of Detroit
- Nov 15, 20011,000th Kmart Store Installs NCR Self-Checkout in Miami
- Nov 14, 2001Kmart to Offer Sneak Preview of New Detroit Kmart SuperCenter, November 15
- Nov 14, 2001Sears to Open Two Chicago-Area Appliances and Electronics Stores Nov. 15
- Nov 14, 20011,000th Kmart Store Installs NCR Self-Checkout in Miami, Nov. 15
- Nov 13, 2001Gov. Christie Whitman, EPA Administrator, to Visit Sears State Street Store
- Nov 12, 2001Shopping for the Thanksgiving Day Feast at Kmart SuperCenters
- Nov 12, 2001Five Schools Nationwide to Receive an Extra $10,000 Each From Vaseline庐 Intensive Care庐 Lotion & Kmart School Spirit Program
- Nov 9, 2001Kmart Corporation Names John McDonald Chief Financial Officer
- Nov 8, 2001Sears October Comparable Store Sales Decrease 4.4 Percent
- Nov 7, 2001Sears on State Showcases Captivating Land of Look-Alikes
- Oct 31, 2001Sears Coats for Kids Program Totals Nearly 60,000 Donated Coats
- Oct 30, 2001Kmart and BlueLight.com Prepare for November 2 Release of the #1 Movie of the Year, 'Shrek,' on DVD and Video
- Oct 26, 2001Kmart Names Lawrence Hruska Vice President, Pharmacy
- Oct 25, 2001Kmart Rolls Out 'Store Within A Store' Concept, SuperCenter Expansions and New Stores
- Oct 24, 2001Sears Unveils Plan To Increase Operating Income By $1 Billion, Or 50 Percent, By 2004
- Oct 24, 2001Sears Reports Third-Quarter 2001 Earnings
- Oct 24, 2001Money-Saving Tips to Prepare Your Furnace for Winter
- Oct 23, 2001Detroit-Area Civic Leaders Introduce University Preparatory Academy, A New Model of Urban Schooling
- Oct 22, 2001Bob Vila Gives Holiday Tips On Innovative and Affordable Tool Gifts
- Oct 22, 2001The National Black MBA Association, Inc. Honors Kmart Corporation
- Oct 22, 2001/C O R R E C T I O N - Sears, Roebuck and Co./
- Oct 19, 2001Civic Leaders Bring New Model of Urban Schooling to Detroit With Help of Kmart Corporation; Dedication to Take Place Oct. 23
- Oct 18, 2001Sears Limited-Edition Shoes, Designed and Autographed By Patti LaBelle, Set for Benefit Auction on uBid.com
- Oct 18, 2001Sears Webcasts October 24 Financial Analyst Meeting
- Oct 17, 2001Sears Helps Shoppers Step Out of (the Return) Line
- Oct 17, 2001Sears Offers $5,000 for Funniest Holiday Gift Stories
- Oct 17, 2001Kmart Scares Up Fun With Disney/Pixar's 'MONSTERS, INC.'
- Oct 16, 2001Super Kmart Offers Super Convenience to Caguas Shoppers
- Oct 12, 2001Sears On State Showcases Celebrity Signed Chairs
- Oct 11, 2001Sears On State Showcases Celebrity Signed Chairs
- Oct 11, 2001Kmart Captures the Magic of Harry Potter
- Oct 11, 2001Sears Announces September Comparable Store Sales
- Oct 10, 2001Sears Announces Regular Quarterly Dividend
- Oct 10, 2001Sisters in the Spirit Tour, Gospel Artists Yolanda Adams, Mary Mary, Shirley Caesar and Virtue to Visit Kmart SuperCenter in Detroit, Oct. 10
- Oct 2, 2001Halloween 'Creeps Up' at Kmart with Fun Costumes and Decorations
- Oct 1, 2001Sears Names Albuquerque Native Kori Taylor Sears National Community Hero
- Sep 28, 2001Kmart Employees Salute Red Cross Relief Efforts
- Sep 27, 2001Kurt Angle, Olympic Gold Medalist and Current World Wrestling Federation Champion, to Visit Rochester Hills Kmart Store
- Sep 26, 2001Sears Announces Its Extensive Support of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- Sep 26, 2001Kmart's BlueLight.com Raises More Than $230,000 For American Red Cross Relief Efforts
- Sep 25, 2001Kmart Names David Montoya Executive Vice President, Store Operations
- Sep 25, 2001Kmart Enhances $8.95 BlueLight Unlimited Internet Service with New Features, Greater Accessibility
- Sep 20, 20012001 Craftsman/NSTA Young Inventors Awards Program Honors Two National Winners and 10 Finalists
- Sep 19, 2001Sears Cancels Advertising on ABC's 'Politically Incorrect'
- Sep 17, 2001Sears Stores Collect $1 Million for Relief Efforts
- Sep 16, 2001Media Advisory: Response To Blood Drive At Sears Headquarters On September 17 Overwhelming; All Beds Reserved
- Sep 14, 2001New York and New Jersey Sears Stores Mobilize Resources in Response To National Tragedy
- Sep 14, 2001Kmart Corporation Reaches Out to Those Helping Others in Wake of Tragedy
- Sep 12, 2001Sears In-Store Blood Drives Postponed
- Sep 11, 2001Sears Employees to Set Up Blood Drives in Stores; Call On Neighbors to Make Donations For Relief Efforts In Response to National Tragedy
- Sep 11, 2001Sears Launches Emergency Blood Drive To Help Relief Efforts in Wake of Terrorist Attacks
- Sep 10, 2001Pre-Libertadores Final Doubleheader to Crown Tournament Winners
- Sep 6, 2001ServiceMaster Division to Acquire Certain Assets of Sears Termite & Pest Control
- Sep 5, 2001Kmart School Spirit Fundraising Initiative Off to Good Start
- Sep 5, 2001Weekly Sears Ads Online: More Than Just Photos of Print Ads
- Sep 5, 2001Sears Broadens Online Offerings to Include 'Jewelry & Watches, 'Recreation/Game Room'
- Sep 5, 2001Sears Launches Automotive on sears.com
- Sep 5, 2001Sears August Comparable Store Sales Increase 0.2 Percent
- Aug 31, 2001Kmart's BlueLight Always Launch Forces Target to Withdraw Its Claims
- Aug 30, 2001Sears Auto Centers Offer Free Tire Inspections
- Aug 30, 2001Sears Webcasts from Goldman Sachs Retailing Conference
- Aug 29, 2001Kmart's Famous BlueLight Comes to Life in New Advertising Campaign
- Aug 29, 2001Kmart Unveils BlueLight Brand Strategy
- Aug 28, 2001Sears One of the Best Places to Work for Hispanic Women, Says Latina Style Magazine
- Aug 22, 2001Sears Names Spears to Head Men's Apparel
- Aug 21, 2001Kmart Statement in Response to the Target Lawsuit
- Aug 21, 2001Shoppers on a Mission, Check it Out: Sears Unveils New Brand Marketing Campaign
- Aug 15, 2001Do You Know a Kid Hero? Sears Wants to Know
- Aug 15, 2001Juana Diaz is Friendliest Kmart Store in the Caribbean
- Aug 14, 2001Industry Leaders and Visionaries Discuss 'Empowering the Nation Through Information'
- Aug 14, 2001New Sears Craftsman-Roper Starch Worldwide Study Shows That When It Comes To Home Improvement, Today's Women Are Doing It for Themselves
- Aug 13, 2001Kmart Announces Executive Change
- Aug 10, 2001Kmart Announces Executive Appointments
- Aug 9, 2001Sears July Comparable Store Sales Decrease 3.0 Percent
- Aug 8, 2001Sears Announces Regular Quarterly Dividend
- Aug 6, 2001Sears Names Huntington Beach Native Todd Talbert Sears Good Life Alliance Community Hero
- Aug 2, 2001Samsung and Sears Team Up with CBS to Present Most Extensive Package Of High-Definition College Football
- Aug 1, 2001Kmart Completes Purchase of BlueLight.com
- Jul 25, 2001Sears Promotes Richter to Senior VP of Finance; Westenberger Promoted to VP Of Investor Relations
- Jul 23, 2001Kmart Enters Into Merger Agreement With BlueLight.com
- Jul 19, 2001Kmart Rewards Consumers With Five Percent Cash Card Bonus On Tax Rebate Checks
- Jul 19, 2001Decor No Chore with 'Room For Kids' Catalog and New Web Site
- Jul 17, 2001Sears.com Convenient Homeowner Resource for Product Repair and Home Improvement Specialists
- Jul 17, 2001Dressing for School Made Easy - Oui!
- Jul 17, 2001Sears.com Eases Jitters for College Students Realizing 'There's No Place Like Home'
- Jul 16, 2001Sears Webcasts Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call
- Jul 12, 2001Sears June Comparable Store Sales Decrease 0.5 Percent; Second Quarter EPS Expected to Be in Line with Guidance
- Jul 10, 2001Sears to Exit Skin Care and Color Cosmetics Business As Part of Full-Line Store Repositioning
- Jul 9, 2001Sears Launches Bob the Builder鈩� Exclusive Apparel and Selected Accessories
- Jul 2, 2001Sears Employee to Walk Down the Aisle In Wedding Ceremony at Odessa Sears Store:
- Jun 18, 2001Versailles, Kentucky Kmart Customer Wins $10,000 In 'Super Service Sweepstakes'
- Jun 18, 2001Sears Adds Mattresses to Over 400 Stores
- Jun 14, 2001Kmart and CeCe Winans Celebrate Black History With Preview of Gospel Music Mobile Museum at the Detroit Public Library, June 19
- Jun 13, 2001Sears Donates $25,000 to American Red Cross for Flood Relief Efforts In Houston
- Jun 13, 2001Sears Donates $25,000 to American Red Cross for Flood Relief Efforts In Louisiana
- Jun 13, 2001Sears Names First National Sears Good Life Alliance Community Hero
- Jun 13, 2001New Study From Sears and Roper Starch Finds Energy Shortage is Significantly Impacting How Americans Live
- Jun 11, 2001Caguas Kmart Store to Become Kmart Supercenter
- Jun 8, 2001Sears Signs a Licensing Agreement with Cetalon Corporation to Introduce Sears Health Food Shops in 10 California Sears Stores
- Jun 8, 2001Sears Webcasts From Credit Suisse First Boston's Retail Conference
- Jun 7, 2001Sears Elects Yzaguirre to Board
- Jun 7, 2001Sears May Comparable Sales Decrease 3.3 Percent
- Jun 4, 2001Sears Helps Consumers Cope With California Energy Crisis
- Jun 4, 2001Kmart Rewards Store Associates With $18 Million in Cash Bonuses
- May 30, 2001Customers Rule With New Technology at Kmart
- May 25, 2001Sears Offers 0% Financing for Ford Replacement Tires
- May 24, 2001Sears Commercial Solutions Strikes a Chord With Business-to-Business Customers
- May 17, 2001Sears.com Wedding Gifts Make New Places Feel Like Home -- And Turn Old Haunts Into New Havens
- May 16, 2001Construction Begins on New Marriott Hotel at Prairie Stone in Hoffman Estates
- May 15, 2001If Cars Had Improved Their Energy Efficiency as Quickly as the New Kenmore Elite庐 Refrigerators, We'd All Be Getting 80 Miles to the Gallon
- May 15, 2001Kmart Chairman Briefs Shareholders on Progress and Future Priorities at 89th Annual Stockholder Meeting
- May 11, 2001Kmart Names Don Coleman Advertising as Multicultural Advertising Agency of Record
- May 10, 2001Sears Opens State Street Store with Five Weeks of Special Events, Celebrity Appearances
- May 10, 2001Sears April Comparable Sales Increase 1.3 Percent
- May 9, 2001Kmart Helps Puerto Rico Recover from Torrential Rains
- May 8, 2001Sears to Webcast Its Annual Meeting
- May 8, 200136 Students Win Top Prizes In 2001 Craftsman/NSTA Young Inventors Awards Program
- May 4, 2001Sears Names Liska Chief Financial Officer
- May 4, 2001Kmart Names Jeffrey N. Boyer Chief Financial Officer
- May 2, 2001Kmart Corporation Announces Annual Meeting Date
- Apr 30, 2001Sears.com Simplifies Graduation Gift Shopping
- Apr 26, 2001Sears.Com Leads Clicks and Bricks Department Stores in March Media Metrix Ranking of Unique Visitors
- Apr 26, 2001Illinois Lt. Gov. Corinne Wood, Record Number of Participants Highlight Sears' Take Our Children To Work Day
- Apr 25, 2001Kmart Names Lori McTavish Vice President of Communications
- Apr 24, 2001Kmart Announces Executive Resignation
- Apr 19, 2001Sears Reports First-Quarter 2001 Net Income Of $176 Million
- Apr 18, 2001Kmart Corporation Elects Richard J. Statuto to Board of Directors
- Apr 16, 2001Sears To Webcast Annual Analyst Meeting
- Apr 16, 2001Kmart Names New Senior Vice President Real Estate
- Apr 12, 2001/C O R R E C T I O N -- Sears, Roebuck & Co./
- Apr 12, 2001Sears March Comparable Sales Decline 5.3 Percent; Expects First Quarter EPS Of Approximately $0.53
- Apr 11, 2001Sears Names Top 2000 Suppliers as 'Partners In Progress'
- Apr 10, 2001Sears Web Site Adds Patio Furniture
- Apr 10, 2001What's the Best Lawn Mower for You? Sears.com 'Lawn and Garden Advisor' Offers Tips
- Apr 10, 2001How To Maintain Your Gas Lawn Mower; Tips From the sears.com 'Lawn and Garden Advisor'
- Apr 9, 2001Kmart Names New Senior Vice President and General Counsel
- Apr 2, 2001Attention Kmart Shoppers! The Blue Light is Back!
- Mar 29, 2001Kmart Launches New Associate Rewards Program
- Mar 26, 2001Sears Nominates Carty to Board
- Mar 26, 2001Sears Acquires 18 Wards Stores, 10 Auto Centers in Select Markets
- Mar 22, 2001Sears 1st Avenue Store to Reopen This Saturday
- Mar 21, 2001Sears Goes Coast to Coast with Tool Territory
- Mar 20, 2001Sears Named 2001 Energy Star庐 Partner of the Year
- Mar 14, 2001Mark Schwartz Named President & COO of Kmart; Succeeds Andy Giancamilli Who is Resigning
- Mar 10, 2001Sears Declares 'Opening Day' of the 2001 Lawn & Garden Season
- Mar 8, 2001The Great Indoors and IBM Collaborate to Bring the Innovative Retailer To Life Online
- Mar 8, 2001The Retailer That Is Revolutionizing Home Decor -The Great Indoors - Becomes Nationally Accessible 24 Hours-A-Day
- Mar 8, 2001Sears February Comparable Sales Decrease 2.0 Percent
- Mar 6, 2001Kmart Announces Executive Moves
- Mar 5, 2001Craftsman Offers Its Truck Series Teams A Bonus
- Mar 5, 2001Introducing the Freshman Class
- Mar 5, 2001Record Snowfall, Wet Spring Threaten to Repeat Back-Up of Lawn Mower Repairs
- Mar 5, 2001Urban Dream Capsule Makes United States Debut at Sears on State Presented By Performing Arts Chicago
- Mar 5, 2001Kmart Promotes Kevin Phillips to Senior Vice President, Store Operations And Names Rose Reza Senior Vice President, Southeast Division
- Mar 2, 2001Sears Webcasts From Merrill Lynch Retail Conference
- Mar 2, 2001Sears Announces a Partnership with Home Director to Offer New Homebuilders Essential Home Networking Solutions
- Mar 2, 2001Sears HomeCentral Launches Online Sweepstakes With $10,000 in Products And Services as Grand Prize
- Mar 1, 2001Sears to Return to Chicago's Loop with Urban Store at State And Madison Streets
- Feb 27, 2001Sears New Children's Apparel Helps Kids Develop a Ferocious Appetite For Reading
- Feb 23, 2001Sears Webcasts From Bear Stearns Retail Conference
- Feb 22, 2001Kmart Names Robert Woodard Vice President, Consumer and Market Research
- Feb 22, 2001Sears Carpet & Upholstery Care Ranks Eighth Among New Franchise Opportunities
- Feb 20, 2001Kmart Announces Executive Appointments
- Feb 15, 2001Kmart and Smithsonian Partner to Share African-American Sacred Music Traditions
- Feb 14, 2001Sears Announces Regular Quarterly Dividend
- Feb 13, 2001Smithsonian Institution and Kmart Celebrate Black History With Debut of Gospel Music Mobile Museum, Thursday, Feb. 15 at Carmichael Auditorium
- Feb 13, 2001Sears HomeCentral Offers Solutions to Lower Energy Bills
- Feb 8, 2001Sears January Comparable Sales Increase 2.6 Percent
- Feb 7, 2001Top Ten Reasons Customers Love to Shop Kmart for Valentine's Day
- Feb 6, 2001Sears to Open Full-Line Department Store in Wasilla
- Feb 6, 2001Sears Salutes Black History Month With a Tribute to African-American Culture
- Feb 2, 2001/C O R R E C T I O N -- Kmart Corporation/
- Feb 1, 2001Kmart Implements Energy Reduction Efforts in Select California Stores
- Jan 29, 2001Kmart Names Leo Anguiano Vice President, Asset Protection
- Jan 26, 2001Sears Promotes Selby to Senior Vice President of Marketing
- Jan 25, 2001Fontana Sears Product Repair Center Achieves Leading Certification
- Jan 25, 2001Sears HomeCentral Product Repair Center Achieves ISO 9002 Certification
- Jan 23, 2001Tibbett & Britten Group to Take Over Warehousing Operations At Two Kmart Distribution Centers
- Jan 22, 2001Sears Canada Names Cohen Chief Executive Officer
- Jan 19, 2001Kmart Will 'Share The Word' With First-Ever Diversity Campaign
- Jan 18, 2001Sears Reports 14 Percent Increase in 2000 Earnings Excluding Non-Comparable Items
- Jan 16, 2001Kmart Announces Re-Evaluation of Food Distribution Contracts With SUPERVALU and Fleming
- Jan 15, 2001Sears Webcasts Fourth Quarter Earnings Conference Call
- Jan 15, 2001Kmart Names John Owen to Key Merchandise Post
- Jan 4, 2001Sears December Comparable Sales Decline 1.1 Percent