A Sears spokesman said the retailer found the suit to be without merit.

It means we can all be concentrating on the winners, not the losers,' says a Sears spokesman.

The Sears spokesman said he could not help with questions related to the company's real estate.

But Mr. Chlan, the Sears spokesman, said the company would not increase ad spending.

The cause was cancer, said Ernie Arms, a retired Sears spokesman who made the announcement on behalf of the Telling family.

A Sears spokesman said the action does not imply the company is in a cash bind.

A Sears spokesman, Ernest L. Arms, also declined to discuss what occurred at the meeting.

A Sears spokesman declined to elaborate on today's announcement on the earnings outlook.

Gordon Jones, a Sears spokesman in Chicago, said the problem was not widespread.

A Sears spokesman declined to comment yesterday on the credit policy except to say it varied depending on the individual.