Member since 1959

Kmart is one of DECA’s most important business partners and, through its parent Sears Holding Corporation, has served on DECA’s National Advisory Board and Executive Committee since their founding, in 1959.

Together, Kmart and DECA have worked to:

• Develop the generation’s workforce in marketing and merchandising.
• Support teacher training and proffessional development.
  
• Promote the Sears Holdings Corporation’s brands, products and services as dynamic learning opportinities that support classroom teaching, student achievement – and overall college and career readiness.

Sears Holdings Corporation, the publicly traded (NASDAQ:SHLD) parent of Kmart and Sears, Roebuck and Co., is the nation's fourth largest broadline retailer, with approximately $50 billion in annual revenues, and with approximately 3,800 full-line and specialty retail stores in the United States and Canada. Sears Holdings is the leading home appliance retailer as well as a leader in tools, lawn and garden, home electronics and automotive repair and maintenance. Key proprietary brands include Kenmore, Craftsman and DieHard, and a broad apparel offering, including such well-known labels as Lands' End, Jaclyn Smith and Joe Boxer, as well as the Apostrophe and Covington brands. It also has Martha Stewart Everyday products, which are offered exclusively in the U.S. by Kmart and in Canada by Sears Canada. The Company is the nation's largest provider of home services, with more than 13 million service calls made annually.



Partnership Resources:

• Retail Merchandising Competitive Event
• Buying and Merchandising Competitive Event
• Student Scholarships
• Professional Development Programs for Advisors
• Careers with Sears Holdings Corporation
• Kmart Store Locator

Sears Holdings Corporations Affiliates:

• Kmart
• Sears