Walgreen reports earnings growth
Walgreen Co. reported that for November, comparable-store sales rose 1.8 percent and total sales climbed 4.2 percent to $6.09 billion from $5.84 billion in the year-earlier month, MarketWatch reported. Comparable pharmacy sales rose 1.2 percent, and total pharmacy sales rose 3.4 percent. For the fiscal 2012 first quarter, which ended Nov. 30, comparable sales — those from stores open at least a year — advanced 2.5 percent, and total sales moved up 4.7 percent to $18.16 billion from $17.34 billion. Comparable pharmacy sales rose 2.4 percent.
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