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  • Longs Drug Stores Corp. reported that total sales climbed 4.2 percent in the four weeks ended Oct. 30, to $338.9 million from $325.2 million a year ago. October same-store sales increased 1.4 percent.

    Same-store pharmacy sales up 4.1 percent for the period, while front-end sales fell 0.9 percent.

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