Longs Drug Stores reports preliminary Jun 2005 sales.

(From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release)

Longs Drug Stores Corp reported preliminary total sales of $447.6 M for the five-week period ended Jun 2005 (+0.6% over $445.1 M in five-week ended Jun 2004). Pharmacy sales were 48% of total drug store sales for five-week period ended Jun 2005, compared with 47% in five-week period ended Jun 2004. Preliminary Jun 2005 same-store sales increased 0.3%. Pharmacy same-store sales increased 2.7% and front-end same-store sales decreased 1.7% five-week period ended Jun. Preliminary quarter-to-date total sales of $812 M for nine weeks ended Jun 2005 were 0.6% higher than the $806.8 M reported in nine weeks ended Jun 2004. …