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Retail sales comparisons for September

AP News 49 days ago

Retail sales comparisons for September Here are comparisons of how major stores in four key areas of retailing fared in September compared with a year earlier. The figures from participating companies show the change in sales at stores open at least year. ...

Walgreen September same-store sales jump, shares slip

Reuters US Online Report Business News 55 days ago

CHICAGO (Reuters) - In-store flu vaccinations helped Walgreen Co <WAG.N>, the largest U.S. drugstore chain, post on Friday a better-than-expected 5.3 percent jump in September sales at its stores open at least a year. Same-store sales of general merchandise, which have suffered ...

Stocks Fall as Consumer Confidence Dips

BusinessWeek 57 days ago

U.S. stock indexes closed lower Tuesday as weaker-than-expected consumer confidence data offset a better-than-expected profit posted by Walgreen (WAG) and fresh signs of stabilization in the housing market. The market's pullback erased some of the gains from Monday's M&A-inspired rally and came ...

Walgreen 4Q profit falls, but results top forecast

AP News 58 days ago

Walgreen 4th-quarter profit dips, but prescription drugs push sales higher, topping forecast Drugstore operator Walgreen Co. said prescription drug sales rose in the fiscal fourth quarter, pushing the company's results past Wall Street expectations and lifting shares to an annual high. The ...

Walgreen tops Wall Street view, drugstore shares rise

Reuters US Online Report Business News 58 days ago

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Walgreen Co <WAG.N>, the largest U.S. drugstore chain, reported a quarterly profit that topped expectations as it began to benefit from a make-over that includes sprucing up stores and cutting corporate jobs, sending its shares 11 percent higher. Analysts ...

Earns Walgreen

AP News 58 days ago

A sign above a Walgreens entrance, Monday, Sept. 28, 2009, is shown in Gloucester, Mass. Drugstore operator Walgreen Co. said Tuesday, Sept. 29, its fourth-quarter profit fell 2 percent, but prescription drugs drove sales higher and the results topped Wall Street expectations. ...

Earnings schedule for week of 9/28/09

AP News 63 days ago

Major companies tentatively scheduled to report quarterly results during week of 9/28/09 Major companies tentatively scheduled to report quarterly earnings next week: Monday No major announcements expected. Tuesday BEAVERTON, Ore. — Nike Inc. releases first-quarter financial results. DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreen Co. ...

Drug chain sales comparisons for August

AP News 84 days ago

Drug chain sales comparisons for August Summary of how August sales at established stores of drug chains compared with sales in August 2008. Rite Aid Corp. -1.9 pct Walgreen Co. 1.9 pct Copyright 2009 AP News

Costco and Limited beat August sales estimates

Reuters US Online Report Top News 84 days ago

CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. retailers reported August sales that showed some signs that the economic downturn was easing, but a late Labor Day holiday and muted consumer enthusiasm weighed on results in the key back-to-school season. Consumers still focused on essentials and ...

Thefts lead WA Walgreens to put Oxycontin in safes

AP News 85 days ago

Walgreens in Washington hope to deter Oxycontin robberies by putting painkiller in safes Robberies involving the narcotic OxyContin are so common that Walgreens has installed time-delayed safes in its 114 pharmacies across Washington to secure the powerful painkiller. The drug store chain ...

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