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2007-03-01 14:55:12Sears 4th-quarter earnings up 27 percentCHICAGO (AP) - Sears Holdings Corp., operator of Sears department stores andKmart discount stores, said Thursday its fourth-quarter earnings rose 27percent, as margins improved despite weaker sales at established stores.2007-03-01 14:55:11Cost-U-Less Feb. same-store sales riseBELLEVUE, Wash. (AP) - Discount retailer Cost-U-Less Inc. said Thursdaysame-store sales climbed 3 percent in February, down from a 3.7 percent rise inthe year-ago period.2007-03-01 14:53:37Movie Gallery names finance chiefDOTHAN, Ala. (AP) - Video-rental company Movie Gallery Inc. said Thursday itnamed Interim Chief Financial Officer Thomas D. Johnson to the positionpermanently.2007-03-01 14:42:52Duckwall-Alco Feb. same-store sales upABILENE, Kan. (AP) - Duckwall-Alco Stores Inc., which runs discount andvariety stores in smaller markets, said Thursday its same-store sales rose 1.5percent in February, compared with a 5.2 percent increase in the prior-yearperiod.2007-03-01 14:26:36BJ's names Herb Zarkin president and CEONATICK, Mass. (AP) - Wholesale chain store operator BJ's Wholesale Club Inc.said Thursday it named current Chairman and Interim Chief Executive Herb Zarkinas president and CEO.2007-03-01 14:06:48Sotheby's 4Q profit climbs on revenueNEW YORK (AP) - Art and antiques auctioneer Sotheby's said Thursday that itsfourth-quarter profit rose 40 percent primarily on increased auction commissionrevenue.
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