Walgreen Co.'s fiscal first-quarter earnings sank nearly 26 percent as the nation's largest drugstore chain filled fewer prescriptions and absorbed costs tied to acquisitions and Superstorm Sandy.
The Deerfield, Ill., company's performance fell short of Wall Street expectations, and the stock slipped Friday morning.
Walgreen said the storm system that swept up the East Coast in late October cost $24 million in the quarter, as it temporarily closed hundreds of stores. Acquisition-related costs totaled $23 million in the quarter.
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