Sears Canada Inc. announced that the company has entered into an agreement with IBM to externally reassign the work currently performed at three internal Sears Customer Contact Centres. The move to a third party will enable Sears to realize significant capability upgrades which will result in better processes, controls and tracking and an overall improvement in the customer experience. The transfer of responsibility, designed to be seamless to customers, will take place over the next nine months and affect 1,345 associates.