Sears, Roebuck and Co. announced that comparable domestic store revenues decreased 3.1 percent for the five weeks ended April 5, 2003. Total domestic store revenues were $2.4 billion; a 2.3 percent decrease compared with the five weeks ended April 6, 2002.
“March sales were better than expected because of the strong performance of our home improvement business,” said Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Alan J. Lacy. “The lawn and garden category performed especially well in our full-line stores.”
