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• Target Corporation reported that its November sales increased 9.1 percent to $4.583 billion from $4.203 billion a year ago. Same-store sales were up 2.6 percent.

• BJ's Wholesale Club reported November 2005 sales increased by 5.3% to $621.8 million from $590.6 million in November 2004. Same-store sales were up 1.8 percent.

• CVS reported that its November sales increased 9.3 percent to $2.9 billion, from $2.6 billion during the same month a year ago. Same-store sales for the period were up seven percent.

• Longs Drug Stores reported November sales of $354.1 million, up 1.5 percent from the same period a year ago. Same store sales were up a percentage point.
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