SEARS, ROEBUCK & CO. ISSUES LIST OF STORE CLOSINGS

    CHICAGO, Jan. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Sears, Roebuck & Co. (NYSE: S) today released the following:
    NOTE TO EDITORS:  Following is a list of Sears units whose closing is being announced today:
                        STORE CLOSINGS BY STATE
    ALABAMA
    Fairhope, Eastern Shores Shopping Center
    Selma, 1377 Highland Ave.
    ARKANSAS
    Rogers, 100 N. Dixieland Mall
    West Memphis, 1800 N. Missouri St.
    CALIFORNIA
    Barstow, 1900 E. Main
    Lompoc, 123 W. Pine Ave.
    Oakland, 2633 Telegraph Ave.
    CONNECTICUT
    Hamden, 2301 Dixwell Ave.
    Middletown, Riverview Center
    DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
    Washington, D.C., 4500 Wisconsin Ave, N.W.
    FLORIDA
    Brandon, 1045 W. Brandon Blvd.
    Kissimmee, 1710 N. Main St.
    Marathon, 5001 Overseas Highway
    GEORGIA
    Douglasville, 6067 Fairburn Road
    Roswell, Roswell Shopping Center
    Waycross, Hatcher Point Mall
    IDAHO
    Moscow, Moscow Mall
    ILLINOIS
    Berwyn, 7001 W. Cermak Rd.
    Centralia, 1111 W. Broadway
    Fox Lake, 121 Lakeland Plaza
    Freeport, Lincoln Mall
    Lake Zurich, Village Square Retail Center
    Pekin, Pekin Mall
    Sterling, 2216 E. 4th St.
    INDIANA
    Madison, 2536 Michigan Rd.
    Warsaw, 121 W. Market St.
    Washington, 101 E. South St.
    IOWA
    Burlington, 2700 Mt. Pleasant St.
    Marshalltown, Marshalltown Plaza
    KANSAS
    Garden City, 601 N. Main St.
    Great Bend, 1701 Main St.
    Kansas City, 3748 State
    Wichita, Twin Lakes Shopping Center
    KENTUCKY
    Richmond, 650 University Shopping Center
    Valley Station, 10948 Dixie Highway
    LOUISIANA
    Baker, 2020 Main St.
    Gonzales, 328 W. Highway 30
    La Place, 1328 W. Airline Highway
    New Orleans, Lake Forest Plaza
    MAINE
    Rockland, 285 Main St.
    MASSACHUSETTS
    Greenfield, 102 Main St.
    Natick, 1235 Worcester Rd & Speen St.
    MICHIGAN
    Alma, North Town Plaza
    MINNESOTA
    Willmar, Kandi Mall
    MISSISSIPPI
    Natchez, Trace Town Shopping Center
    Pearl, McLaurin Mart Shopping Center
    Vicksburg, 104 Battlefield Village
    MISSOURI
    St. Louis, 3708 Grand Ave.
    NEBRASKA
    Columbus, 2707 13th St.
    Hastings,  Imperial Mall
    Kearney, Downtown Kearney Centre
    North Platte, 304 East 5th St.
    NEVADA
    Carson City, Silver State Mall
    NEW HAMPSHIRE
    Gilford, 143 Lake St.
    Keene, 41 Central Square
    NEW MEXICO
    Alamogordo, 815 New York Ave.
    NEW YORK
    Flushing, 137-61 Northern Blvd.
    Hornell, 181 Main St.
    Jamaica, 171-23 Hillside Ave.
    Rome, 817 Black River Blvd.
    Yonkers, 720 Central Park Ave.
    NORTH CAROLINA
    Monroe, Monroe Plaza Shopping Center
    New Bern, Berne Square Shopping Center
    Roanoke Rapids, Oakdale Shopping Center
    Shelby, 121 W. Warren St.
    OHIO
    Alliance, College Plaza
    Athens, 743B E. State St.
    Dayton, 241 E. First St.
    Greenville, 119 Martin St.
    Wooster, Wooster Plaza Shopping Center
    PENNSYLVANIA
    Philadelphia, 2201 Oregon Ave.
    Pittsburgh, East Liberty
    RHODE ISLAND
    Middletown, Aquidneck Shopping Center
    Providence, 1300 N. Main St.
    TENNESSEE
    Collierville, 636 Hwy. 57 W.
    TEXAS
    Cleburne, 711 N. Main
    Dallas, 5334 Ross Ave.
    Garland, Ridgewood Shopping Center
    McKinney, Westgate Shopping Center
    Rosenberg, 1106 Herndon Dr.
    Temple, 3099 S. 31st St.
    UTAH
    Price, 740 W. Price River Dr.
    VIRGINIA
    Harrisonburg, 129 Skyline Village Shopping Center
    Norfolk, 12 Southern Shopping Center
    Waynesboro, 801-A Willow Oak Plaza
    WISCONSIN
    Fond Du Lac, Forest Plaza
    Oshkosh, 400 Park Plaza
    Stevens Point, 1201 Centerpoint Mall
    STAFF OFFICES SCHEDULED FOR CLOSING:
    Four accounting offices will be closed in Phoenix, Tucson, Louisville and Chicago.  Four human resource offices will be closed in Los Angeles; Wayne, N.J.; Boston; and Columbus, Ohio.  Credit locations are not available at this time.
    LOCATIONS OF PINSTRIPES PETITES STORES:
    Connecticut: West Farms Mall, Farmington; Stamford Town Center, Stamford; Trumbull Shopping Center, Trumbull
    Delaware: Concord Mall, Wilmington
    Illinois: Evanston Mall, Evanston; Northbrook Court, Northbrook; Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg; Spring Hill Mall, West Dundee Maine:  Main Mall, South Portland
    Maryland: The Mall in Columbia, Columbia; Lake Forest Mall; Gaithersburg
    Massachusetts: Natick Mall, Natick
    Michigan: Genesee Valley Mall, Flint; Woodland Mall, Grand Rapids; Twelve Oaks Mall, Novi; Tel-Twelve Mall, Southfield; Lakeside Mall, Sterling Heights; Oakland Mall, Troy
    Minnesota: Brookdale Center, Brooklyn Center; Burnsville Mall, Burnsville; Southdale Center, Edina; Calhoun Square, Gaviidae Common, Minneapolis; Ridgedale Center, Minnetonka; Rosedale Center, Roseville
    New Hampshire: Pheasant Lane, Nashua
    New Jersey: Raceway Mall, Freehold; Garden State Plaza, Paramus; Woodbridge Center, Woodbridge
    New York: Smithhaven Mall, Lakegrove
    Pennsylvania: Willow Grove Park, Willow Grove
    Virginia: Landmark Center, Alexandria; Fair Oaks Mall, Fairfax; Tysons II Mall, McLean; Springfield Mall, Springfield
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    /CONTACT:  Gerald E. Buldak, national manager, media relations of Sears Merchandise Group, 708-286-8371/
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