11:46 AM EST - Sears Canada Inc. : announced that its fourth-quarter net earnings increased to $128.2 million or $1.19 per share, from $99.1 million or $0.92 per share last year. Net earnings, excluding non-operating activities, increased to $126.9 million or $1.18 per share, from $99.1 million or $0.92 per share in the fourth quarter of 2008. Total revenues declined to $1.525 billion, from $1.616 billion in the year-ago quarter. Same store sales decreased 1.7%. Sears Canada Inc.
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