- Nov Rev $4.96B
- Pharmacy sales +2.4%

Other headlines for [WAG]

• WAG Yesterday 03:40pm
  Walgreen Co Prices $1B 2019 notes at 5.25% through BOA, Goldman, JPM, & Morgan Stanley-Net proceeds from the offering will be used by Walgreen Co. for repayment of short-term debt incurred under its commercial more...
  
• WAG Yesterday 09:00am
  Walgreen Co Announces 1K job cuts in corporate and field management unit (9% of management)- Positions will be eliminated by the combination of voluntary and involuntary programs in fiscal 2009 - Is offering more...
  
• WAG 1/7/2009 03:09pm
  Walgreen Co S&P revises outlook to Negative from Stable; affirms ratings at A+
  
• WAG 1/5/2009 08:00am
  Walgreen Co Reports Dec SSS +4.9%- Front end SSS +0.4% - Pharmacy SSS +8.5%(incl negative 2..5% impact from generics)
  
• WAG 1/4/2009 09:44am
  Walgreen Co COO: Prescription drug sales slowing due to consumers skipping doses in efforts to cut costs - NYT interview- Looking to increase in store clinics by 33% by year end in efforts to attract employers more...
  

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• TSN Today 03:32pm
  Tyson Foods Inc Interim CEO: No major layoffs planned, poultry units wil be restructured- The company intends to select a new, permanent CEO as soon as possible and hopes the new leader can be identified from the more...
  
• CPWM Today 02:31pm
  Cost Plus Inc. Reports Dec SSS -4.3%; announces plans to close 26 stores- Expects pre tax impairment of $4M - will reduce home office and distribution center staff by 18% and will implement a number of additional more...
  
• CVS Today 12:39pm
  CVS Corp Hearing removed from Goldman Sachs conviction buy list (timing uncertain)
  
• DMND Today 09:08am
  Diamond Foods, Inc. Long Bow Research Raised DMND to Buy from Neutral, price target: $27
  
• CVS Today 08:49am
  CVS Corp CFO: Guides FY09 Rev growth of 10.5-12.5% - conf call- Guides Q1 Rev +8-10% - Puts 2009 CAPEX at $1-1.2B with free cash flow of approx $3.5B