HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — Aggressive cost cutting allowed Sears Holdings to post a smaller than forecast net loss of $548 million, as the ailing retail giant announced it would nearly double the number of planned store closures for this year. Sears predicted last month that it would post a loss of between $590 and $630 million. Sales for the quarter declined 13% to $7.21 billion, due in part to the reduced number of stores. The number of slated closures for 2014 was raised to 235 from an August estimate of 130.
Sears Holdings losses best expectations
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