Home Textiles Today - January 29, 2001

TORONTO -Sears Canada, based here, has appointed Mark Cohen chairman and ceo, succeeding Paul Walters, who has left to pursue other interests.Cohen has most recently served as president of soft lines and chief marketing officer for Sears, Roebuck and Co. since September 1999. He previously served as chairman and ceo of Bradlees from 1994 to 1997.

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