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• Wal-Mart-controlled Seiyu in Japan reported first quarter net sales that were the equivalent of $1.9 billion (US), down 1.1 percent from the same period a year ago. The operating loss for the period was $19.5 million (US), which was a $4.2 million (US) improvement over the year-ago period.
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