Safeway posts higher quarterly profit
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Safeway Inc. , the No. 3 U.S. grocer, posted a higher quarterly profit on Thursday, as remodeled stores, fresh produce and prepared meals helped it to lure shoppers.
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The companyâs third-quarter profit beat expectations, lifted by an extra week of holiday shopping and sales of video game consoles and GPS devices.
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- Safeway Inc. , the No. 3 U.S. grocer, posted a higher quarterly profit on Thursday, as remodeled stores, fresh produce and prepared meals helped it to lure shoppers.
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Walgreen Co , one of the  largest U.S. drugstore operators, posted higher quarterly  profit on Friday, helped by higher sales and cost controls.
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Department store chain Dillard's Inc.   on Monday posted an unexpected quarterly profit, helped  by demand for upscale clothing as well as strong sales of  furniture in areas recovering from last year's hurricanes.
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The food maker General Mills reported a slightly higher profit in its latest quarter on Wednesday, as stronger sales offset rising costs for ingredients and price increases did not faze consumers.
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Department store operator Nordstrom Inc. on Tuesday said third-quarter profit jumped on higher sales, inventory changes and lower expenses, leading it above Wall Street estimates.
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Safeway posted a 77 percent rise in quarterly profit, helped by a tax benefit in the latest quarter.
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Target Corp. , the No. 2 U.S. discount retailer, on Thursday posted a higher quarterly profit, boosted by stronger sales and gains from the sale of its Mervyn's department store chain.
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The brewing company posted a higher quarterly profit, driven by stronger shipments of beer in the U.S., higher prices and demand for its imports.
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Sysco Corp. , the largest U.S.  distributor of food to restaurants and hospitals, on Monday  said quarterly profit rose as an extra week in the period and  acquisitions helped offset the effects of higher food prices.
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Outdoor advertising company Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc.  posted higher quarterly profit on Friday, helped by higher revenue.
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CVS Corp. , the No. 2 U.S. drugstore chain, posted higher quarterly profit on Thursday, driven by strong sales of prescription medications.
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Teen retailer Abercrombie & Fitch Co   posted higher quarterly earnings on Friday, as a lower  theft rate and wider profit margins early in the quarter  overshadowed deeper discounts later.
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Kroger Co. , the largest U.S.  supermarket chain, on Tuesday posted a 4-percent rise in  first-quarter profit, beating Wall Street expectations, helped  by cost cuts and increased sales.
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Diversified health-care company Johnson &amp; Johnson on Tuesday said its quarterly profit rose on higher sales of prescription drugs and medical devices.
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Grocer William Morrison has reported strong sales at the Safeway stores it has converted to the Morrison brand and says it will speed up the rebranding of the chain it bought in March.