Article: Late Easter meant high profits for Walgreens.(Business)

Byline: Stacey Delikat Medill News Service

Cadbury eggs and Easter cards helped boost Walgreen Co.' s April sales by 13.1 percent from April 2005.

Sales in comparable stores, those open more than a year, rose 8.4 percent. Analysts said the result confirms their optimistic expectations for the company.

The Deerfield-based drugstore chain, the largest in the United States, benefited from a late Easter, which pushed most holiday sales from March to April.

Combining March and April, sales increased ...

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