Sears and Uber team up on rewards points

Uber Technologies Inc. and Sears Holdings Corp. have teamed up to allow passengers and drivers to earn Sears' Shop Your Way rewards points on Uber rides. Riders can link their accounts with Shop YOur Way to earn up to $2 in points for every Uber trip and new drivers can earn up to $1,000 in points for signing up. Shares of Sears were up 2% Wednesday. Shares of Sears have gained 3.5% in the past month, compared to the S&P 500's gain of 4%.

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