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Walgreen October same-store sales rose 6.9 pct

Fri Nov 2, 2007 8:11am EDT

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NEW YORK, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Walgreen Co (WAG.N), one of the largest U.S. drugstore chain operators, said on Friday that sales rose 6.9 percent in October at stores open at least a year, helped by higher sales of general merchandise and prescription drugs.

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Pharmacy counter same-store sales increased 7.8 percent, while general merchandise sales, also known as front-end sales, were up 5.1 percent at stores open at least a year, the company said.

Total sales jumped 11.8 percent to $4.83 billion.

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