Home Textiles Today - September 12, 2005

Hoffman Estates, Ill. — Hobbled by continued poor performance at its recently acquired Sears business, Sears Holdings Inc., parent of the newly combined Kmart and Sears, reported that second quarter profits edged ahead by 4.5 percent, to $161 million from $154 million last year. Sales virtually tripled at the nation's third largest retailer, shooting up by 175 percent, to $13.

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