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Sears.com Expands Online Shopping Experience With Virtual Showroom of Art, Books, Movies, Software and Music
Thursday, May 15, 2008
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., May 15 /PRNewswire/ -- As more customers turn
online for their entertainment shopping needs, Sears is supporting this
increased demand through a large-scale expansion of its online store. This
month, at Sears.com, customers can find a huge selection of books, DVDs,
music, software and even customizable art, nearly quadrupling the number of
products available on sears.com.
"We want Sears.com to become a key online resource for all entertainment
and home needs, in addition to the quality appliances, tools and apparel for
which we are already known," said Imran Jooma, Sears vice president of
e-commerce. "The expanded offering allows us to better serve our customers and
offer a lot more products than we're able to provide in our stores."
The first step toward creating this expanded online inventory came in
December 2007 when Sears.com partnered with Alliance Entertainment Corporation
(AEC) to offer movies and music to its online shoppers. Sears.com now houses
more than 250,000 titles searchable by format, genre, artist and release date.
Visitors also can sample previews of the hottest music and movie titles.
In April Sears.com expanded its For the Home Online Store by partnering
with ArtSelect.com. Sears' customers now have a complete art gallery and
custom frame shop at their fingertips. After finding a favorite art piece,
visitors can create a custom finished product by choosing the mat and frame.
The design can be viewed against a wall color, saved in a gallery, or shared
with friends. Featuring more than 300,000 image options for art prints and
canvas reproductions, as well as mirrors and tapestries, the frame shop fits
any style of home decor.
Also in April, Sears.com partnered with Baker & Taylor to offer an online
book assortment consisting of more than 600,000 products. Customers can
search by title and category, as well as order books in advance of release
date.
The downloadable software store launched in February as a co-branded site
hosted by Digital River. Customers can purchase and immediately download to
their PC or laptop software programs ranging from finance, games, security and
system utilities.
"As a multi-channel retailer, we want every customer's experience with us
to be seamless," said Jooma. "For example, if a customer is in a Sears store
and is looking to buy a DVD, and the product is not available, the customer
can order the DVD from a computer kiosk in-store, and the shipping fees are
waived."
For more information, or to experience the enhanced offerings in art,
books, movies, software and music, visit www.sears.com.
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 2,400 Sears-branded and affiliated stores in the United States and
Canada, which includes approximately 926 full-line and 1,100 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. The company is the nation's largest provider of home services, with more
than 13 million service calls made annually. For more information, visit the
Sears, Roebuck website at http://www.sears.com or the Sears Holdings
Corporation website at http://www.searsholdings.com.
About a21
a21 Group, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ATWO), (www.a21group.com) is a
leading online digital content company. Through ArtSelect (www.artselect.com),
SuperStock (www.superstock.com; www.superstock.co.uk; and www.purestockx.com),
a21 delivers art framing, high quality images and exceptional customer
service. a21 and its companies, with offices in Florida, Iowa, and London,
provides valuable solutions to key business partners and customers in the art
and wall decor and stock image industries.
About Baker & Taylor, Inc.
Baker & Taylor, Inc. (www.btol.com) is a global information and
entertainment services company that offers books, videos, music, games and
services to libraries, educational institutions, and retailers. Based in
Charlotte, N.C., the company has been in existence for over 180 years,
developing long-term relationships with major suppliers, including book
publishers, movie studios, and music labels. Baker & Taylor maintains one of
the largest combined in-stock book, video and music inventories in the United
States, and services the broadest customer base in the industry. Baker &
Taylor is majority owned by Castle Harlan Partners IV, L.P., a leading private
equity investment firm.
About Alliance Entertainment Corporation
Alliance Entertainment, a Source Interlink company, is the largest
wholesale distributor of pre-recorded music and movie DVDs, representing
virtually every recording company and movie studio in the entertainment
industry. Visit their web site at www.aent.com.
About Digital River, Inc.
Digital River, Inc. (Nasdaq: DRIV), a leading provider of global
e-commerce solutions, builds and manages online businesses for software
publishers, consumer technology manufacturers, distributors, online retailers
and affiliates. Its multi-channel e-commerce solution, which supports both
direct and indirect sales, is designed to help companies of all sizes maximize
online revenues as well as reduce the costs and risks of running an e-commerce
operation.
Founded in 1994, Digital River is headquartered in Minneapolis with
offices in major U.S. cities as well as Cologne, Germany; London, England;
Shannon, Ireland; Luxembourg, Luxembourg; Stockholm, Sweden; Taipei, Taiwan;
Tokyo, Japan; and Shanghai, China. For more details about Digital River, visit
the corporate Web site at www.digitalriver.com.
SOURCE Sears, Roebuck and Co.
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