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Article: Port of New Orleans and Sears Roebuck and Co. to commence lease negotiations for distribution facility in eastern New Orleans.
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- October 19, 1984
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NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Mayor Ernest N. Morial, the Port of New Orleans, and Sears Roebuck and Co. announced today that Sears will commence lease negotiations for the location of a major import/export distribution facility in Newport Industrial Park in eastern New Orleans.
Sears, the world's largest retailer, recently started a worldwide trading company. This new facility will be a national and regional distribution center for the Sears southern territory which includes Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and northern Florida.
"We believe that Sears' decision to consolidate their distribution facility in New Orleans will have a significant ...