SEARS HOLDINGS CORPORATION

Sears Holdings Corporation, the publicly traded (NASDAQ:SHLD) parent of Kmart and Sears, Roebuck and Co., is the nation's fourth largest broadline retailer, with approximately $50 billion in annual revenues, and with approximately 3,800 full-line and specialty retail stores in the United States and Canada. Sears Holdings is the leading home appliance retailer as well as a leader in tools, lawn and garden, home electronics and automotive repair and maintenance. Key proprietary brands include Kenmore, Craftsman and DieHard, and a broad apparel offering, including such well-known labels as Lands' End, Jaclyn Smith and Joe Boxer, as well as the Apostrophe and Covington brands. It also has Martha Stewart Everyday products, which are offered exclusively in the U.S. by Kmart and in Canada by Sears Canada. The Company is the nation's largest provider of home services, with more than 13 million service calls made annually. For more information, visit Sears Holdings' website at http://www.searsholdings.com. The company's corporate headquarters is in Hoffman Estates, IL.

Connect To Careers with SEARS Holdings Corporation & DECA

Special Recognition of Sears Holdings Corporation by DECA:

	SEARS was a charter and founding member of DECA
	DECA's Partners for Excellence - Platinum Investor
	National Advisory Board member since 1959
	50 Years of Service Award in 1996 for SEARS
	SEARS honorary Life Members - John Blaylock, 1991; Mike Bass, 2001
	50 Years of Service Award in 2005 for Kmart

	Employ graduates
	Employ part-time cooperative students
	Corporate citizenship
	Promote company products and services
	Promote School-to-Work programs through skill development

	Participates in Employment Partnership Program
	Promotes DECA in company publications
	Conference sponsor
	Sponsors Retail Merchandising Competitive Event
	Classroom Posters
	Serves on NAB Executive Committee
	Exhibits at High School ICDC
	Recruits personnel as judges for ICDC
	Provides scholarships to DECA/SEARS/Kmart associates annually
	Sends representatives to ICDC
	Sponsors travel awards to state winners for International CDC
	Advertises in DECA Publications
	Sponsors Buying and Merchandising Competitive Event
	Publicized drug awareness through a mini-car race (KRAD) at 2000 ICDC
	Participated in the drafting of DECA's position paper: Marketing Education & DECA: Essential Factors in Creating a Quality Work Force