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DATE: Wednesday, September 21, 1994          TAG: 9409210456
SECTION: BUSINESS                 PAGE: D2   EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: DIGEST
SOURCE: (Staff)
        
                                             LENGTH: Short :   21 lines

HEILIG-MEYERS ANNOUNCES EARNINGS INCREASE

Heilig-Meyers Co., a Richmond-based furniture retailer, said its second-quarter earnings rose 30 percent. The company said profits rose to $14.8 million, or 30 cents per share, in the three-month period ended Aug. 31. That's up from $11.4 million, or 23 cents per share, in the same quarter a year ago. Quarterly sales rose 32 percent to $269.1 million from $204.7 million. by CNB