OTHER NEWS - Nov. 14, 1991

Sears Seeks to Cut Packaging Material: Sears, Roebuck & Co. announced that it has enlisted 2,300 of its suppliers in an effort to reduce packaging used in its products by 25% within three years. The Chicago-based company estimates that the program will cut packaging by 1.5 million tons annually by 1994, saving it about $5 million a year. “We believe our new environmental partnership is significant because it is an integrated and comprehensive program, linking thousands of American companies with Sears in a broad-based commitment to address the country’s solid waste disposal problem,” said Laurence E. Cudmore, president of retail for Sears Merchandise Group.