Exhibit 24

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned being a directoror officer, or both, of SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO., a New York corporation (the"Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint ALAN J. LACY, PAUL J.LISKA, and THOMAS BERGMANN with full power to each of them to act alone, as thetrue and lawful attorneys and agents of the undersigned, with full power ofsubstitution and resubstitution to each of said attorneys, to execute, file anddeliver any and all instruments and to do any and all acts and things which saidattorneys and agents, or any of them, deem advisable to enable the Company tocomply with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and anyrequirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereto,relating to annual reports on Form 10-K, including specifically, but withoutlimitation of the general authority hereby granted, the power and authority tosign his or her name in the name and on behalf of the Company or as a directoror officer, or both, of the Company, as indicated below opposite his or hersignature, to annual reports on Form 10-K or any amendment or paperssupplemental thereto; and each of the undersigned does hereby fully ratify andconfirm all that said attorneys and agents or any of them, or the substitute ofany of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has subscribed his or her name,this 13th day of March, 2002.

| NAME
TITLE
/s/Alan J. Lacy____________________      Alan J. Lacy

Chairman of the Board of Directors,      President and Chief Executive Officer      (Principal Executive Officer)

/s/Paul J. Liska___________________      Paul J. Liska
Executive Vice      President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
/s/Thomas Bergmann ______________      Thomas Bergmann

Vice President and Controller      (Principal Accounting Officer
/s/Hall Adams,      Jr.________________      Hall Adams, Jr.       Director
/s/Brenda C. Barnes_____________      Brenda C. Barnes

 
  Director
/s/Warren L. Batts________________      Warren L. Batts

 
  Director
/s/James R. Cantalupo_____________      James R. Cantalupo

 
  Director
/s/Donald J. Carty________________      Donald J. Carty

 
  Director
/s/W. James Farrell_______________      W. James Farrell

 
  Director
/s/Michael A. Miles_______________      Michael A. Miles

 
  Director
/s/Hugh B. Price__________________      Hugh B. Price

 
  Director
/s/Dorothy A. Terrell____________      Dorothy A. Terrell

 
  Director
/s/Raul Yzaguirre_________________      Raul Yzaguirre
  Director |
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