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| February 15, 2002 | COPYRIGHT 1999 Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

By Kevin G. DeMarrais, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Feb. 15--The Walgreen drugstore chain has agreed to make sweeping changes in its operations as part of a settlement to prevent the sale of tobacco products to minors.

The agreement came after Walgreen turned in the worst record in an undercover sting. The investigation, conducted two years ago, involved Walgreen stores in upstate New York only, but it led to the Deerfield, Ill.-based company signing a "voluntary compliance" agreement with New Jersey and 39 other states.

The Walgreen Co. has 3,651 stores nationwide, including 58 in New Jersey.

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