WAG's Feb SSS +12.0% (Rx: 17.2%; FE 5.1%)
Monday March 4, 8:02 am Eastern Time
Press Release
SOURCE: Walgreen Co.
Walgreen Co. February Sales Increase 18.6 Percent
DEERFIELD, Ill., March 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Walgreen Co. (NYSE: WAG - news) had February sales of $2,316,100,000, an increase of 18.6 percent from $1,953,273,000 for the same month in 2001. Sales in comparable stores (those open at least a year) rose 12.0 percent.
February pharmacy sales increased 23.1 percent, while comparable pharmacy sales rose 17.2 percent.
Fiscal year-to-date sales for the six months were $14,047,421,000, up 16.6 percent from $12,043,218,000. Comparable store sales for the fiscal year to date increased 10.4 percent.
Comparable store front-end sales increased 5.1 percent during February.
Walgreens opened 34 stores during February including six relocations, and closed one store. At Feb. 28, the company operated 3,678 drugstores in 43 states and Puerto Rico, versus 3,343 a year ago.
Please note, monthly sales numbers are preliminary and unaudited.
SOURCE: Walgreen Co.
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