Business news for Fri, 21 Dec 2007 & with words record+sales. 2 news.

(AP) -- Walgreen Co. reported a 5.5 percent gain in first-quarter profit Friday, benefiting from cost cuts and sales of private-label products as consumers sought out low-price goods. The fast-expanding company also said it opened a record 169 new stores in the quarter, giving it a total of ...

Demand for baby cashmere clothing and iPods has helped John Lewis achieve a further week of record festive sales, the department store chain said yesterday.