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Sears Helps Vermont Residents Access up to $200 in Rebates on ENERGY STAR(R)-Qualified Appliances

 Sears Blue Appliance Crew(TM) Also Enhances Sears.com/energystar Web Site

    HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., March 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Sears Blue
Appliance Crew(TM) is helping Vermont residents access the $596,000 in
rebates available for ENERGY STAR®-qualified appliances launching on
Saturday, March 6 as part of the "Cash for Appliances" rebate program. As
the 2010 ENERGY STAR Retail Partner of the Year, Sears has created online
tools, including an interactive map and energy savings rebate calculator at
Sears.com/energystar, which will help Vermonters manage the rebate process
and find all the stimulus rebates they qualify for under the state's
program guidelines. The Sears site will also display all ENERGY STAR
products that qualify for rebates so customers can quickly and easily
identify models that are available for in-store purchase.

    "At Sears, we're always looking for ways to make it easier and more
affordable for Americans to swap out their old, inefficient appliances for
new, ENERGY STAR-qualified models," said Doug Moore, president of Home
Appliances for Sears. "This rebate money will go quickly, so we encourage
our customers in Vermont to take advantage of the stimulus plan as early as
possible to ensure access to the state funds."

    Under the U.S. Department of Energy-approved appliance rebate plan for
Vermont, which will run until funds are exhausted, consumers purchasing
ENERGY STAR-qualified appliances qualify for rebates from $75 to $150(I).
Additional rebates ranging from $25 - $600 are available through Efficiency
Vermont and other partners.

    As part of the state program, Vermonters are required to replace an
existing appliance with a new, ENERGY STAR-qualified model and are
encouraged to recycle their old appliances. State residents can obtain
mail-in rebate forms for refrigerator and clothes washer rebates at their
local Sears store (while supplies last). Rebate amounts are:



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    --  $75 - $150 for refrigerators (additional $25-$50 available through
        Efficiency Vermont)
    --  $150 for clothes washers (additional $50 available through Efficiency
        Vermont)
    Additionally, products including gas furnaces, boilers and tankless
water heaters will also qualify for "Cash for Appliances" and incremental
rebates. For a complete listing of qualifying products and available
rebates, visit Sears.com/energystar.

    "Sears is proud to be the only retailer in the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency's Responsible Appliance Disposal (RAD) program,
continuing our commitment to improving the environment through responsible
appliance disposal," Moore said. "Not only are we helping the environment
by reducing emissions of ozone-depleting substances and greenhouse gases,
but we are also making it easier for customers, like those in Vermont, to
dispose of their old appliances responsibly."

    Through the RAD(II) program, the Sears Home Delivery Haul Away Service
provides removal of one old, inefficient appliance for each new appliance
purchased and delivered. Once the old appliance is removed, Sears and its
partners ensure that the disposal process takes place in an environmentally
friendly manner to avoid the discarding of appliances in landfills. Many of
the components of the old appliance are then recycled.

    For Vermonters interested in purchasing energy-efficient, ENERGY
STAR-qualified appliances, the Sears Blue Appliance Crew will assist
shoppers from start to finish. They can:



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    --  Provide information about which appliances qualify for state rebates in
        store and online at Sears.com/energystar
    --  Help shoppers find rebates - searching by product category and
        customer's zip code
    --  Provide customers with documentation required in order to receive the
        state rebates
    --  Remove customers' old appliances and dispose of them in a responsible
        manner through the Sears Responsible Appliance Disposal (RAD) program
    For full rebate updates and details, and to learn more about Sears'
online and in-store Appliance Research Centers, please visit
Sears.com/energystar.

    About Sears, Roebuck and Co.

    Sears, Roebuck and Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of Sears Holdings
Corporation (Nasdaq: SHLD), is a leading broadline retailer providing
merchandise and related services. Sears, Roebuck offers its wide range of
home merchandise, apparel and automotive products and services through more
than 2,300 Sears-branded and affiliated stores in the United States and
Canada, which includes approximately 929 full-line and approximately 1,200
specialty stores in the U.S. Sears, Roebuck also offers a variety of
merchandise and services through sears.com, landsend.com, and specialty
catalogs. Sears, Roebuck offers consumers leading proprietary brands
including Kenmore, Craftsman, DieHard and Lands' End -- among the most
trusted and preferred brands in the U.S. Sears, Roebuck is the 2010 ENERGY
STAR® Retail Partner of the Year. The company is the nation's largest
provider of home services, with more than 12 million service calls made
annually. For more information, visit the Sears, Roebuck Web site at
http://www.sears.com or the Sears Holdings Corporation Web site at
http://www.searsholdings.com.

    About Sears Home Appliances

    Sears is the nation's leading appliance retailer with the largest
selection - over 4,400 models. Only Sears sells the top 10 brands,
including Kenmore, the nation's leading appliance brand. Sears always beats
the competition's price, guaranteed, up to 30 days. Sears offers worry-free
one-year service, guaranteed and free help and support on all brands
serviced by Sears 24/7 by phone. Sears provides next-day delivery on over
1,600 models - that's five times more than any national competitor. In
March 2009, Sears launched the online ENERGY STAR Rebate Center - a program
to help educate Americans about the millions of dollars in rebates that are
available for ENERGY STAR-rated products and make it faster to receive
these rebates. Sears has demonstrated its commitment to increasing
America's energy efficiency through its actions over more than 10 years.

    Sears sells more ENERGY STAR-rated appliances than any other retailer.
In fact, in 2008, Sears was the first retailer to sell more than 3.1
million ENERGY STAR-qualified appliances from the nation's top brands,
including Kenmore, the nation's leading appliance brand. In 2008 alone,
Kenmore ENERGY STAR-rated appliances helped save America nearly 700 million
Kilowatt hours, over four billion gallons of water, and over $100 million
dollars.

    (I) Program details subject to change. For the most up-to-date
information, visit http://www.Sears.com/EnergyStar.

    (II) The Sears Responsible Appliance Disposal (RAD) program applies to
Sears full line stores.


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