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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * GOOD MARK   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SEARS ROEBUCK & CO [S] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive Vice President (Last) (First) (Middle) 3333 BEVERLY ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/03/2005 (Street) HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL 60179 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Common Share Units

(1)

01/03/2005

01/03/2005

A

13.8356

(1)

(1)

Common Shares

13.8356

$ 51.6

3,117.836

D

Common Share Units

(2)

01/03/2005

01/03/2005

A

17.7841

(2)

(2)

Common Shares

17.7841

$ 51.6

4,007.5877

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
GOOD MARK 3333 BEVERLY ROAD HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL 60179			Executive Vice President

Signatures

By:/s/ Ellis A. Regenbogen as Attorney-in-Fact		01/04/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	These common share units were acquired pursuant to the Sears, Roebuck and Co. Deferred Compensation Plan, as Amended and Restated to December 13, 2000 (the "Plan"). These units represent salary, annual incentive, long-term incentive and/or dividend payments deferred under the Plan, converted into units based on the market price of Sears common shares on the date of deferral and held in the non-diversifiable account of the Plan. The units are credited with amounts representing dividends on common shares, as declared, which are also converted into units. The common share units are settled in Sears common shares following seperation from service.
(2)	These common share units were acquired pursuant to the Sears, Roebuck and Co. Deferred Compensation Plan, as Amended and Restated to December 13, 2000 (the "Plan"). These units represent salary, annual incentive, long-term incentive and/or dividend payments deferred under the Plan and converted into units based on the market price of Sears common shares on the date of deferral. The units are credited with amounts representing dividends on common shares, as declared, which are also converted into units. The common share units are to be settled in cash, either in a lump sum or in a series of annual payments, following seperation from service.

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