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D230 to give $222K refund to Sears
TribLocal - Tinley Park » NewsDistrict 230 will settle with Sears. In a 4-3 vote, the school board agreed to refund Sears, Roebuck and Co. $222,360 over a three-year period …... -
Your weekly ScamWatch
Money & CompanyHere’s a weekly roundup of alleged cons, frauds and schemes to watch out for. No relief: A Tacoma, Wash., company that charged up to $899 for a program that falsely promised to reduce consumers’ credit-card debt has agreed to pay...... -
Verizon to pay $20 million to settle discrimination suit
Verizon Communications has agreed to pay $20 million to settle a discrimination lawsuit charging the telecommunications giant with failing to accommodate hundreds of workers whose absences were caused by their disabilities. The lawsuit and a consent...Tags: AFL-CIO, Unions, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Employment Opportunities, Discrimination
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Michael Jackson's life was infused with fantasy and tragedy
![<a href="http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-michael-jackson-death-html,0,3877460.htmlstory">Michael Jackson</a> was fascinated by celebrity tragedy. He had a statue of Marilyn Monroe in his home and studied the sad Hollywood exile of Charlie Chaplin. He married the daughter of Elvis Presley.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2010-06/47719020-25070907.jpg "<a href="http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-michael-jackson-death-html,0,3877460.htmlstory\">Michael Jackson</a> was fascinated by celebrity tragedy. He had a statue of Marilyn Monroe in his home and studied the sad Hollywood exile of Charlie Chaplin. He married the daughter of Elvis Presley.")
Michael Jackson was fascinated by celebrity tragedy. He had a statue of Marilyn Monroe in his home and studied the sad Hollywood exile of Charlie Chaplin. He married the daughter of Elvis Presley.
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Michael Jackson...Tags: The O2, Celebrities, Entertainment, Awards and Prizes, Vitiligo
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'Mean Girls' latest Sears fashion stabber
Tribune staff reporterFor the second time this year, Sears, Roebuck and Co.'s fashion sensibility is a punch line in a major motion picture. This time it's "Mean Girls," starring Lindsay Lohan, that's picking on the Hoffman Estates-based department store chain. Earlier this...Tags: Illinois, Gene Hackman, Beauty Products and Fragrances, Los Angeles, Ray Romano
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Space made for TV craftsman at Sears
Tribune staff reporterCould television carpenter Ty Pennington be the next Martha Stewart? Sears, Roebuck and Co. Wednesday said it has signed the craftsman of cable's TV's "Trading Spaces" and ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" to a multiyear deal that includes product...Tags: Entertainment, New Products, JC Penney Company Inc., Marketing, ABC (tv network)
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Sales put Sears in better position
Ending a six-month slump, Sears, Roebuck and Co. bounced back in October to handily beat Wall Street's estimates and boost its stock price by 5 percent. While Sears pleasantly surprised analysts Thursday, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. fell short of expectations...Tags: Prices, Lowe's Companies Inc., Neiman Marcus Group, Energy, Cambridge (Middlesex, Massachusetts)
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Investor with big stakes plans to drive turnaround
Tribune chief business correspondentWhen Alan Lacy took charge at Sears, Roebuck and Co. four years ago, he called his top executives to a meeting to talk strategy. A series of slides laid out Sears' plight--falling sales, a drooping stock price, ineffective marketing and high costs....Tags: Sports, Golf, Stock Broking, The Home Depot, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
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Apparel mistakes look bad for Sears
Tribune staff reporterIn its first full quarter as a pure retailer, Sears, Roebuck and Co. stumbled, posting a loss and conceding that falling clothing sales were largely self-inflicted wounds. The Hoffman Estates-based retailer's results were in line with guidance it gave to...Tags: Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, Clothing, Accessories, and Shoes, Buyback, Services and Shopping, Credit and Debt
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Cut back, Sears tells workers
Tribune staff reporterCiting disappointing sales, Sears, Roebuck and Co. has instituted a hiring freeze and is cracking down on discretionary spending to reduce costs. The nation's largest department store chain asked workers in a May 14 memo obtained by the Tribune to...Tags: Public Employees, Entertainment, Earnings Forecasts, Circuit City Stores Inc., Gaming
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Sears' stumbles a surprise
Tribune staff reporterSears, Roebuck and Co. reported a "disappointing" $61 million loss for the third quarter and warned its year-end numbers would fall short of earlier forecasts--surprise announcements that drove the retailer's stock price down almost 9 percent on Thursday....Tags: Prices, Earnings Forecasts, Marketing, New York, Target Brands, Inc.
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Kmart deals for Sears
Tribune staff reportersIn a stunning move that could forever alter one of Chicago's most enduring business icons, Kmart Holding Corp. pounced on Sears, Roebuck and Co. today in a $11 billion merger. The new Sears Holdings Corp. will become the nation's third-largest retailer...Tags: Homes, Property, Stock Broking, The Home Depot, Real Estate Sellers
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