Shoppers Drug Mart 3rd-Qtr Profit Rises 21% to C$92.5 Million
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Shoppers Drug Mart Corp., Canada&#39;s biggest pharmacy chain, said third-quarter profit rose 21 percent to C$92.5 million ($77.3 million).
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc  said on Tuesday quarterly profit rose after penny-pinching U.S. shoppers scoured its discount stores for low prices on necessities like food and laundry detergent.
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Diversified manufacturer 3M Co  reported higher operating earnings Tuesday on strength in its health-care and international businesses.
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The shipping carrier reported third-quarter profit of $1.08 billion, a 3.7 percent increase from the same period a year ago, on a modest rise in sales.
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Kroger, the largest supermarket company in the United States, said yesterday that its fiscal third-quarter profit rose 16 percent as discounts spurred sales.
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Walgreen Co. , one of the  largest U.S. drugstore chains, posted a higher quarterly profit  on Monday, boosted by new stores and an inventory credit.
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Rite Aid Corp. , the third-largest U.S. drugstore chain, posted a higher quarterly profit on Thursday as an income tax benefit and a gain on asset sales offset acquisition costs.
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Best Buy Co., the nation's biggest consumer electronics retailer, said Tuesday its third-quarter profit jumped 52 percent, boosted by holiday shopping and sales of higher-ticket items such as flat-panel TVs.
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MINNEAPOLIS - Best Buy Company Inc., the nation&#39;s largest electronics retailer, said on Wednesday that third-quarter earnings rose 21 percent, but gave hints that profits during the holiday selling season may not be quite what analysts were hoping for.
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TORONTO (CP) - Loblaw Cos. Ltd., Canada&#39;s biggest supermarket chain, says its third-quarter profit rose 18 per cent to $258 million as sales increased six per cent.
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CVS Corp. , the No. 2 U.S. drugstore chain, on Wednesday reported a 12 percent rise in quarterly profit as sales were boosted by its purchase of more than 1,200 Eckerd drugstores from J.C. Penney Co. Inc.  last year.
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The drugmaker posted third-quarter net income of $1.53 billion as revenues increased by double digits, while lower  costs offset more spending on research and development.
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Pfizer Inc., the world&#39;s biggest drugmaker, said Wednesday third-quarter earnings rose on higher sales of key medicines. The New York based company said it earned $3.
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OfficeMax Inc. , the nation's  No. 3 office supplies retailer, reported a quarterly profit on  Thursday, reversing a year-earlier loss, helped by an increase  in its contract business.
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Novartis AG, Switzerland s biggest drugmaker, said third-quarter profit rose 21 percent as demand increased for the hypertension treatment Diovan and the cancer pill Gleevec.
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Walgreen Co. , the largest U.S.  drugstore chain, posted a 25 percent rise in quarterly profit  on Monday, driven by strong sales of prescription medications  and the addition of the Happy Harry's chain.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world&#39;s largest retailer, reported a 12.7 percent rise in its third-quarter earnings, meeting Wall Street expectations.