SAN BRUNO, Calif., June 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Sears, a
leading integrated retailer, is launching a Connected Solutions
flagship store that simplifies the way people shop for their
connected home. Located at The Shops at Tanforan in San Bruno,
Calif., it features a living room, kitchen, nursery, workout room,
garage and outdoor area, so members can experience the benefits of
smart technology firsthand. Nationally, Sears is expanding its
Connected Solutions assortment to hundreds of stores, offering one
of the industry's largest cross-category selections of smart
technology products. Online, members can experience the
San Bruno store and shop for an
even wider selection of smart products on the new Sears Connected
Solutions site.
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"Sears continues to be the authority in millions of American
homes for products across all categories including appliances,
fitness, auto, electronics and home," said Ryan Ciovacco, president of Consumer Electronics
and Connected Solutions, Sears Holdings. "Connected Solutions is
smart made simple. It's more than just buying a device – it's
creating an environment that allows our members to see how smart
technology has the potential to solve problems, save money and make
life easier.Online and in stores across the country, we're
leveraging our home services expertise, dedicated technology
support and installation network to seamlessly meet the needs of
our members, from considering what solutions can simplify their
lives to setting them up at home."
The connected home is one of the fastest-growing categories in
consumer electronics – in five years everything will be connected.
Whether at home or far away, consumers can control and automate
just about every light, device and appliance within the
home.1
Connected Solutions is organized in the following four
categories in-store and online:
- Simply Entertaining – Music and television have never
been so connected and controllable throughout the home. Discover
the ultimate entertainment experience with Smart TVs, Bluetooth
speakers and streaming media players or watch your choice of movies
or TV shows anywhere on your tablets or smartphone. Sears offers
mobile phone service and data plans from carriers with flexible,
no-commitment options.
- Simply Fit – For members looking to track and
monitor their steps and sleep habits or get motivated to be active.
From connecting your wearable fitness tracker to your bathroom
scale or at-home gym equipment, Sears offers a variety of solutions
to help achieve your fitness goals.
- Simply Automated – Whether at work or at play, Sears
members can experience how to use their smartphone as a remote to
automate and control lights, electronics and appliances in their
home.
- Simply Secure – From checking in on children or
pets through innovative home monitoring solutions to receiving
alerts from smoke alarms and doorbells, Sears offers the care and
security solutions to give you peace of mind.
Many of the smart technology solutions found at the 4,000
square-foot Connected Solutions store require less than five
minutes to set up. For more complex items, expertly trained
sales associates can simplify installation. Sears Connected
Solutions also offers tech support and maintenance. In addition to
the new flagship store, Sears currently has three 2,000 square-foot
Connected Solutions shops in the Chicago area and is expanding its Connected
Solutions assortment to hundreds of Sears locations
nationwide.
For more information about Connected Solutions,
visit Sears.com/ConnectedSolutions or see one of our digital
kiosks in store.
1 Source: BI Intelligence, September 2014 "The Connected-Home Report:
Forecasts and Growth Trends for the Leading 'Internet of Things'
Market"
About Sears, Roebuck and Co.
Sears, Roebuck and Co., a
wholly owned subsidiary of Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:
SHLD), is a leading integrated retailer providing merchandise and
related services and is part of Shop Your Way, a social
shopping experience where members have the ability to earn points
and receive benefits across a wide variety of physical and digital
formats through shopyourway.com. Sears, Roebuck offers
its wide range of home merchandise, apparel and automotive products
and services through Sears-branded and affiliated full-line and
specialty retail stores in the United States. 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, and DieHard – 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 14 million service and
installation calls made annually. For more information, visit the
Sears, Roebuck website at www.sears.com or the Sears
Holdings Corporation website
at www.searsholdings.com.
Contact Information:
Larry
Costello
Sears Holdings Corp.
(847) 286-9036
Larry.Costello@searshc.com
Kasey Salt
Zeno Group
(312)755-5462
Kasey.Salt@zenogroup.com
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