Walgreen May Comps Rise 5.6%; Completes Drugstore.com Acquisition

06/03/11 Drugstore chain Walgreen Co. Friday stated that comparable store sales for May 2011 rose 5.6 percent, leading to a total sales increase of 7 percent for the month. The company's third-quarter sales grew 6.8 percent and came in above Wall Street analysts' consensus. Separately, the company announced the completion of its acquisition of online health products retailer drugstore.com.

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Walgreen June Comparable Store Sales Rise 4.8% - Update

07/06/11 Drugstore chain Walgreen Co. on Wednesday reported that comparable store sales for June rose 4.8 percent, leading to a 6.8 percent increase in total sales for the month. Comparable store front-end sales increased 4.7 percent and comparable pharmacy sales rose 4.9 percent. The company's total sales for June grew to $6.04 billion from $5.65 billion in the same period of the previous year.

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Las Vegas Conventions

07/17/11 Conventions scheduled for the Las Vegas area this week: Location Dates Attendance Gold's Gym International Mandalay Bay July 17-21 850 Walgreen Co. Mandalay Bay July 17-30 10,500 Retail Tobacco Dealers of America Sands Expo July 17-21 5,500 Solution

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