St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Kmart to Ring the Nasdaq Stock Market Closing Bell

What: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. St. Jude will visit the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square along with Kmart, a mass merchandising company and subsidiary of Sears Holdings Corporation (Nasdaq:SHLD). The visit will highlight Kmart’s The Giving HatTM holiday campaign, the goal of which is to raise funds and awareness for St. Jude.

In honor of the occasion, Steele Ford, Vice President, Strategic Partnerships at ALSAC/St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Stephen Offutt, District Manager, Kmart will ring the Closing Bell along with St. Jude patients and their families.

Where:Nasdaq MarketSite – 4 Times Square – 43rd & Broadway – Broadcast Studio

When:Monday, November 30, 2015 – 3:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET           

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Media Contact:Emily Lowe [e-mail]

Kmart Media Contact:Brian [e-mail]

Nasdaq MarketSite:Will Briganti(646) [e-mail]

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About St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital:St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. It is the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center devoted solely to children. Treatments invented at St. Jude have helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20 percent to 80 percent since the hospital opened more than 50 years ago. St. Jude is working to drive the overall survival rate for childhood cancer to 90 percent, and we won’t stop until no child dies from cancer. St. Jude freely shares the discoveries it makes, and every child saved at St. Jude means doctors and scientists worldwide can use that knowledge to save thousands more children. Families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food – because all a family should worry about is helping their child live. Join the St. Jude mission by visiting stjude.org, liking St. Jude on Facebook (facebook.com/stjude) and following us on Twitter (@stjude).

About Kmart:Kmart is making shopping fun again. The retailer, a subsidiary of Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:SHLD), is bringing back the iconic Bluelight Specials, hosting Freebie Saturdays and in-store family events for its Shop Your Way members and customers. Kmart offers customers thrilling deals and amazing finds on quality products and exclusive brands including Jaclyn Smith, Joe Boxer, Route 66 and Smart Sense. For more information, visit www.kmart.com, www.searsholdings.com and www.facebook.com/kmart.

About Sears Holding Corporation (Nasdaq:SHLD):Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:SHLD) is a leading integrated retailer focused on seamlessly connecting the digital and physical shopping experiences to serve our members – wherever, whenever and however they want to shop. Sears Holdings is home to Shop Your Way®, a social shopping platform offering members rewards for shopping at Sears and Kmart as well as with other retail partners across categories important to them. The company operates through its subsidiaries, including Sears, Roebuck and Co. and Kmart Corporation, with full-line and specialty retail stores across the United States. For more information, visit www.searsholdings.com.

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