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  • Wild Oats reported a third quarter profit of $82,000, a dramatic increase from last year’s third quarter loss of $7.1 million. Sales for the period rose 11.1 percent to $278.5 million, with same-store sales up 6.1 percent.


  • Starbucks reports that its October revenue was up 21 percent to $550 million, with same-store sales up seven percent.

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