HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., May 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- With Mother's Day falling on its earliest possible date this year, Sears' In-Vehicle Pickup offers an ideal solution for last-minute gift shoppers. Sears is holding a major sale on apparel, jewelry, home products and other popular Mother's Day gifts and announced that any Shop Your Way member who shops Sears.com and uses In-Vehicle Pickup between May 3-7 will automatically be registered to win a $5,000 gift card from Sears.*

"Whether you procrastinated or you were caught off guard by the early holiday date, Sears' In-Vehicle Pickup service can rescue you with the easiest way to make sure mom is remembered on her special day," said Joelle Maher, president and chief member officer for Sears. "From the chef or fitness enthusiast to the home entertainer or trendsetter, Sears has so many great gift ideas for every mom."

In-Vehicle Pickup, powered by the Sears mobile app, enables members to pick up their online purchases at any Sears store within five minutes of arrival guaranteed, without ever leaving the car. To use the service:

• Shop online and complete an eligible purchase via a mobile device, computer or tablet. During checkout, select In-Vehicle Pickup as the method of delivery and input car details.
• Shoppers will receive an email notifying them when the purchase is ready for pickup
• Upon arrival at the selected Sears store, pull up to the In-Vehicle Pickup spots located conveniently outside of the merchandise pickup location
• Use the In-Vehicle Pickup feature in the Sears mobile app to initiate the service, which starts a timer on the user's phone
• In five minutes or less an associate will bring the purchase to the car and verify the purchase using the payment method used online

Members can shop whenever and wherever they need using Sears' other free integrated retail services like Free Store Pickup; Anyone, Anywhere Pickup; Ship-to-Home and Meet With An Expert. Special last-minute Mother's Day gift offers include: 

• Up to 50% off dresses
• Save 50% on spring fashion shoes, reg. price $29.99-$49.99; BONGO and Metaphor fashion flats for just $14.99, plus Everlast athletic shoes from $14.99.
• Take up to 60-75% off all fine jewelry for mom
• Get FREE Cubic Zirconia Stud Earrings with the purchase of the Two-Tone Rhodium and Gold Plated Cubic Zirconia Mom Pendant; sale price $14.99; reg. price $79.99
• Take an extra 10% off all small kitchen appliances
• Get the NordicTrack T 6.5S Treadmill for $579.99; reg. priced $899.99
• Take 50% off Craftsman aluminum hand tools like the Ergonomic Hand Gardening Weeder  for $4.99; reg. price $9.99

Shoppers can find more Mother's Day gift options at Sears.com/allformom for details and a link to enter the $5,000 gift card giveaway. Join in the conversation online @Sears #AllForMom.

Becoming a Shop Your Way member is free and easy at sears.com/shopyourway. Members can access on-the-go online shopping, rewards, exclusive sales, personal shopping and celebrity content and sweepstakes. Discover more @Sears.com.

*Two ways to enter: (A) Purchase any product online at Sears.com that is eligible for "In-Store Pickup". At the payment screen, select "In-Vehicle pick up" and then the option to get it delivered in your vehicle, to receive one (1) entry into the Sweepstakes; OR (B) To ENTER FOR FREE WITHOUT MAKING A PURCHASE: Go to http://s.syw.net/allformom, click the "GET STARTED NOW" button, watch the video in the pop-up and follow the instructions to enter. Limit one (1) entry per person per day regardless of method of entry. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN A PRIZE. A PURCHASE DOES NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. Sweepstakes begins on 5/3/16 at 12:00:01 am Central Daylight Savings Time ("CDT") and ends on 5/7/16 at 11:59:59 pm CDT. Sweepstakes open to legal residents of the (50) United States and D.C. who are at least 18 years of age or older and who are Shop Your Way Email members (members who have provided Sponsor with a valid email address and are currently opted in to receive promotional email from Shop Your Way) at the time of entry. (1) Grand Prize valued at $5,000 will be awarded. Odds of winning depend upon the number of eligible entries received. Void where prohibited. Sweepstakes subject to complete Official Rules available at http://s.syw.net/rules/allformom. Sponsor: Sears Holdings Management Corporation, 3333 Beverly Road, Hoffman Estates, IL 60179.

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. Sears, Roebuck also offers a variety of merchandise and services through sears.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 nearly 12 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.

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