Exhibit 99.1

INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACT:

Steven D. Barnhart,

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

847-286-8700

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

November 21, 2013

SEARS HOMETOWN AND OUTLET STORES, INC. ANNOUNCES RELEASE DATE

FOR 2013 Q3 EARNINGS RELEASE

HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL. - Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: SHOS) today announced that it intends to issue its 2013 third fiscal quarter earnings release on December 6, 2013 before the market opens.