Hoffman Estates, IL, January 26--Sears, Roebuck and Co. said it would not provide a 2005 profit forecast during its upcoming earnings conference call because of its impending acquisition by Kmart Holdings Corp.
Sears was planning to hold a conference call with Wall Street analysts to discuss its fourth-quarter earnings report on Jan. 27. The company said in a statement would not take questions from analysts during that call.
